Earth:Marl Slate Formation
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| Marl Slate Formation Stratigraphic range: Lopingian | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Raisby Formation, Cadeby Formation |
| Overlies | Yellow Sands Formation or unconformity with Carboniferous Coal Measures |
| Thickness | To 5.48 metres |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Dolomite |
| Location | |
| Region | England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
The Marl Slate Formation is a geological formation in England. Despite its name, it is mostly dolomite rock.[1] The Marl Slate Formation was formed about 273 to 259 million years ago, during the Guadalupian and Lopingian epochs of the late Permian period of the Earth's geological history.[1] This formation is part of the Zechstein Group of rocks, and is equivalent to the Kupferschiefer of Germany.[1] The Marl Slate Formation contains fossils including the conodont Mesogondolella britannica and the dorypterid fishes Dorypterus and Lekanichthys,[2] as well as the gliding reptile Weigeltisaurus[3] and terrestrial reptile Protorosaurus[4] The Marl Slate Formation outcrops in County Durham and Yorkshire in north-east England.[1]
See also
- Geology of Yorkshire
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in England
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Marl Slate Formation". BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units. British Geological Survey. https://www.bgs.ac.uk/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?pub=MLSL.
- ↑ "Railway-cutting at Ferryhill (Permian of the United Kingdom)". Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayCollResults?collection_no=125324.
- ↑ Pritchard, Adam C.; Sues, Hans-Dieter; Scott, Diane; Reisz, Robert R. (2021-05-20). "Osteology, relationships and functional morphology of Weigeltisaurus jaekeli (Diapsida, Weigeltisauridae) based on a complete skeleton from the Upper Permian Kupferschiefer of Germany" (in en). PeerJ 9. doi:10.7717/peerj.11413. ISSN 2167-8359. PMID 34055483.
- ↑ Evans, S. E.; King, M. S. (May 1993). "A new specimen of Protorosaurus (Reptilia: Diapsida) from the Marl Slate (late Permian) of Britain" (in en). Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society 49 (3): 229–234. doi:10.1144/pygs.49.3.229. ISSN 0044-0604. http://pygs.lyellcollection.org/lookup/doi/10.1144/pygs.49.3.229.
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