Earth:Scalby Formation
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Scalby Formation Stratigraphic range: Bathonian | |
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![]() exposure of the Scalby Formation near Scalby, North Yorkshire | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Ravenscar Group |
Sub-units | Moor Grit Member, Long Nab Member |
Underlies | Cornbrash Formation, Osgodby Formation |
Overlies | Scarborough Formation |
Thickness | up to 60 metres (200 ft) |
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Location | |
Region | Europe |
Country | ![]() |
Extent | North Yorkshire |
Type section | |
Named for | Scalby, North Yorkshire |
Location | Scalby Cliff |
The Scalby Formation is a geological formation in England . Part of the Ravenscar Group, it was deposited in the Bathonian stage of the Middle Jurassic. The lower Moor Grit Member has a lithology consisting of medium to coarse grained cross bedded sandstone, with thin beds of mudstone and siltstone, while the upper Long Nab Member has a lithology consisting of predominantly laminated mudstone and siltstone, with fine to medium grained planar and cross stratified sandstones.[1]
Fossilized dinosaur tracks have been found in the Scalby Formation; these include a recently discovered footprint from a large theropod, probably a megalosaurid. The track is from the Long Nab Member, and has been assigned to the ichnogenus Megalosauripus.[2]
References
- ↑ "Scalby Formation". BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units. British Geological Survey. https://www.bgs.ac.uk/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?pub=SCY.
- ↑ Hudson, J.G.; Romano, M.; Lomax, D.R.; Taylor, R.; Woods, M. (16 February 2023). "A new giant theropod dinosaur track from the Middle Jurassic of the Cleveland Basin, Yorkshire, UK". Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society 64 (3). https://www.lyellcollection.org/doi/10.1144/pygs2022-008.
![]() | Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalby Formation.
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