Scarborough Formation

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{{Infobox rockunit

| name = Scarborough Formation

| image =

| caption =

| type = Formation

| age = {{fossilrange|Bajocian|Bajocian|Bajocian}}

| period = Bajocian

| prilithology = Limestone, Mudstone, Siltstone, Sandstone

| otherlithology = Ironstone

| namedfor = Scarborough, North Yorkshire

| namedby =

| region = Europe

| country = United Kingdom

| coordinates =

| unitof = Ravenscar Group

| subunits = Helwath Beck Member, Hundale Shale Member, Hundale Sandstone Member, Spindle Thorn Limestone Member, Ravenscar Shale Member, White Nab Ironstone Member, Bogmire Gill Member

| underlies = Scalby Formation

| overlies = Cloughton Formation

| thickness = 3-30 m

| extent = Yorkshire

| area =

| map =

| map_caption =

| location_ts = Hundale Point

}}

The Scarborough Formation is a geologic formation in England. It is part of the Ravenscar Group, and was deposited in the Bajocian of the Middle Jurassic.

References

  • {{cite web|title= Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database|author= ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database))|url= https://www.fossilworks.org|access-date= 17 December 2021}}

Category:Jurassic England

Category:Bajocian Stage

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