Woburn Sands Formation
| Woburn Sands Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Gault Formation |
| Overlies | Jurassic or older rocks, usually mudstones of the Ancholme Group like the Oxford Clay, Kimmeridge Clay and Ampthill Clay |
| Thickness | up to 120 metres (390 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Clay |
| Location | |
| Region | Europe |
| Country |  England |
| Extent | Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Woburn, Bedfordshire |
| Location | Disused fuller's earth workings between Woburn Sands and Woburn |
The Woburn Sands Formation is a
Reworked dinosaur material is known from the Potton locality within the formation.[3]
References
- ^ "Woburn Sands Formation". BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units. British Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- S2CID 225668476.
- ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
52°02′10″N 0°23′26″W / 52.0360°N 0.3906°W