Ampthill Clay
The Ampthill Clay is a Mesozoic geologic formation in southern England. Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Ampthill Clay Stratigraphic range: Oxfordian | |
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Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Ancholme Group |
Underlies | Kimmeridge Clay |
Overlies | West Walton Formation or Corallian Group |
Thickness | 0-90 m |
Lithology | |
Primary | Mudstone |
Other | Limestone, Marl |
Location | |
Region | England |
Country | ![]() |
Vertebrate paleofauna
- Cryptosaurus eumerus (ankylosaur indet) "Femur."[2]
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See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
Footnotes
- Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- "Table 17.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 367.
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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