Earth:Headon Formation
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Short description: Gological formation in Hampshire, England
Headon Formation Stratigraphic range: Bartonian | |
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Type | Formation |
Underlies | Bembridge Limestone |
Overlies | Barton Group |
Thickness | 65 m (213 ft) |
Location | |
Region | England |
Country | United Kingdom |
Type section | |
Named for | Headon Hill |
Location | Headon Hill & Whitecliff Bay |
The Headon Formation is a geological formation found in Hampshire, England . It preserves fossils dating back to the Bartonian stage (Eocene).[1]
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in England
References
- ↑ British Geological Survey. "Headon Formation". https://www.bgs.ac.uk/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?pub=HE.
- ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=home.
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headon Formation.
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