Saltwick Formation
The Saltwick Formation is a Middle Jurassic geologic formation in Yorkshire and the western North Sea, it is primarily Aalenian in age. Fossil stegosaur tracks have been reported from the formation.[1] An indeterminate sauropod has been reported from the formation.[2]
| Saltwick Formation Stratigraphic range: Aalenian | |
|---|---|
.jpg.webp) Exposure of the Saltwick Formation at Eston Nab Quarry | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Ravenscar Group |
| Underlies | Eller Beck Formation |
| Overlies | Dogger Formation |
| Thickness | up to 50 m, thinning to 5-10 m |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Mudstone, Siltstone, Sandstone |
| Other | Ironstone |
| Location | |
| Region | Europe |
| Country |  UK |
| Extent | Cleveland Basin, Yorkshire |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Saltwick Bay |
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
Footnotes
- Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- Manning, Phillip L.; Egerton, Victoria M.; Romano, Mike (2015-06-01). "A New Sauropod Dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of the United Kingdom". PLOS ONE. 10 (6): e0128107. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0128107. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4452486. PMID 26030865.
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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