Frome Clay | |
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Stratigraphic range: Bathonian ~168–166 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
Fossils from the Frome Clay | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Great Oolite Group |
Underlies | Forest Marble Formation |
Overlies | Fuller's Earth Formation |
Thickness | 20–50 m (66–164 ft) in Wiltshire and Somerset 45–70 m (148–230 ft) in Dorset |
Lithology | |
Primary | Mudstone |
Other | Limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 51°12′N 2°18′W / 51.2°N 2.3°W / 51.2; -2.3 |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 41°24′N 10°06′E / 41.4°N 10.1°E / 41.4; 10.1 |
Region | England |
Country | United Kingdom |
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The Frome Clay is a geological formation in England. It preserves fossils dating back to the Bathonian stage of the Middle Jurassic period.
See also
References
- British Geological Survey. "Frome Clay Formation". BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
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