Earth:Downton Castle Sandstone
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| Downton Castle Sandstone Stratigraphic range: Silurian Pridoli | |
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| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Old Red Sandstone |
| Sub-units | Lower Bone Bed Member, Platyschisma Shale Member |
| Underlies | Temeside Shale |
| Thickness | 15m in type area; 17m at Ludlow, 15-20m in South Staffordshire |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Siltstone, Mudstone |
| Location | |
| Region | England |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
The Downton Castle Sandstone is a geologic formation in England . It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period. As its name would suggest the formation predominantly consists of sandstone with minor siltstone and mudstone.[1] The oldest known Trigonotarbid Palaeotarbus is known from the formation.
See also
- Grey Downtonian
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in England
References
- ↑ "Downton Castle Sandstone Formation". BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units. British Geological Survey. http://www.bgs.ac.uk/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?pub=DCS.
- ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=home.
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