| Hampen Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Bathonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Great Oolite Group |
| Underlies | White Limestone Formation |
| Overlies | Taynton Limestone Formation, Fuller's Earth Formation |
| Thickness | 4-11 m |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Marl |
| Location | |
| Region | Oxfordshire |
| Country | England |
The Hampen Formation is a Jurassic geological formation of Bathonian age found in central Southern England. Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. This formation was formerly known as the Hamden Marly Formation or the Hamden Marly Beds.
Paleofauna
Cetiosaurus sp (sauropod indet)
See also
Footnotes
- ^ "Hampen Formation". BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units. British Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
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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