Wittering Formation

{{Short description|Geologic formation in England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

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| name = Wittering Formation

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| type = Formation

| age = Ypresian - Lutetian

| period = Lutetian

| prilithology = clay

| otherlithology = sand

| namedfor = Wittering

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| region = England

| country = Hampshire Basin, United Kingdom

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| subunits = Bracklesham Group

| underlies = Earnley Sand Formation

| overlies = London Clay, Thames Group

| thickness = 40-53 m

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The Wittering Formation is a geologic formation in England. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.{{cite web | url=http://www.bgs.ac.uk/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?pub=WTT | title=Wittering Formation | publisher=British Geological Survey | work=The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units | access-date=25 March 2015}}