Cloughton Formation
Cloughton Formation Stratigraphic range: | |
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![]() Fossil Plant, ginkgo, Cloughton Formation | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Ravenscar Group |
Sub-units | Sycarham Member, Lebberston Member, Gristhorpe Member |
Underlies | Scarborough Formation |
Overlies | Eller Beck Formation |
Thickness | 50 to 70m on the North Yorkshire Coast between Whitby and Scarborough and inland in the North Yorkshire Moors and Cleveland Hills; 36 to 50m (thinning southwards) on the western escarpment of the North Yorkshire Moors |
Lithology | |
Primary | Mudstone, Siltstone |
Other | Sandstone, Limestone, Coal |
Location | |
Region | England |
Country | United Kingdom |
Extent | Yorkshire |
Type section | |
Named for | Cloughton |
The Cloughton Formation is a geologic formation in England. It preserves fossils dating back to the Jurassic period.
See also[]
References[]
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Cross-section_of_rocks_at_Whitby_Bay.svg/400px-Cross-section_of_rocks_at_Whitby_Bay.svg.png)
Whitby Bay cross section incl. Sycarham Member
Categories:
- Jurassic England
- Bajocian Stage
- United Kingdom geologic formation stubs
- Jurassic stubs
- England stubs