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]
| Hampen Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| 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 |
Paleofauna
editCetiosaurus sp (sauropod indet)
See also
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Footnotes
edit- ^ a b "Hampen Formation". BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units. British Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
References
edit- 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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