Scarborough Formation

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

For the formation in Canada, see Scarborough Formation (Ontario).

Scarborough Formation Stratigraphic range: Bajocian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Formation
Unit of	Ravenscar Group
Sub-units	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
Lithology
Primary	Limestone, Mudstone, Siltstone, Sandstone
Other	Ironstone
Location
Region	Europe
Country	UK
Extent	Yorkshire
Type section
Named for	Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Location	Hundale Point

References

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.