Carstone Formation

Carstone Formation Stratigraphic range: Albian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Formation
Underlies	Gault Formation, Hunstanton Formation
Overlies	Various Paleozoic to Jurassic units
Thickness	Generally about 5 m but up to 18.9 m
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone
Other	Conglomerate
Location
Region	Europe
Country	England
Extent	Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk

The Carstone Formation is a geologic formation in England. It preserves fossils dating back to the Albian stage of the Cretaceous period. It predominantly consists of "greenish-brown (rusty when weathered), thick-bedded, cross-bedded, oolitic ferruginous sandstone".^[1]

See also[]

• Carrstone
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in England

References[]

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)

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