Earth:Hampen Formation
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| Hampen Formation Stratigraphic range: Bathonian | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Great Oolite Group |
| Underlies | White Limestone Formation |
| Overlies | Taynton Limestone Formation, Fuller's Earth Formation |
| Thickness | 4-11 m |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Marl |
| Location | |
| Region | Oxfordshire |
| Country | England |
The Hampen Formation is a Jurassic geological formation of Bathonian age found in central Southern England.[1] Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2] This formation was formerly known as the Hamden Marly Formation or the Hamden Marly Beds.[1]
Paleofauna
Cetiosaurus sp (sauropod indet)
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of stratigraphic units with few dinosaur genera
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Hampen Formation". British Geological Survey. http://www.bgs.ac.uk/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?pub=HMB.
- ↑ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
References
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN:0-520-24209-2.
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