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
Exposure of the Saltwick Formation at Eston Nab Quarry
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofRavenscar Group
UnderliesEller Beck Formation
OverliesDogger Formation
Thicknessup to 50 m, thinning to 5-10 m
Lithology
PrimaryMudstone, Siltstone, Sandstone
OtherIronstone
Location
RegionEurope
Country UK
ExtentCleveland Basin, Yorkshire
Type section
Named forSaltwick Bay

See also

Footnotes

  1. Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
  2. 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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