Earth:Broadford Beds Formation

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Short description: Geologic formation in Scotland
Broadford Beds Formation
Stratigraphic range: Sinemurian
~196–190 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofLias Group
UnderliesPabay Shale Formation
OverliesTriassic rocks
Thickness50–100 metres (160–330 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone, mudstone, sandstone, siltstone
Location
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 57°42′N 5°42′W / 57.7°N 5.7°W / 57.7; -5.7
Paleocoordinates [ ⚑ ] 43°24′N 1°54′W / 43.4°N 1.9°W / 43.4; -1.9
RegionHebrides
Country Scotland
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The Broadford Beds Formation is a Sinemurian geologic formation in western Scotland. An indeterminate partial tibia of a theropod dinosaur are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation [1][2]

See also

  • List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
    • List of stratigraphic units with indeterminate dinosaur fossils

References

  1. Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
  2. Benton, M. J.; Martill, D. M.; Taylor, M. A. (1995-11-01). "The first Lower Jurassic dinosaur from Scotland: limb bone of a ceratosaur theropod from Skye" (in en). Scottish Journal of Geology 31 (2): 177–182. doi:10.1144/sjg31020177. ISSN 0036-9276. http://sjg.lyellcollection.org/content/31/2/177. 

Bibliography

  • Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN:0-520-24209-2.