Hampen Formation
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The Hampen Formation is a Jurassic geological formation of Bathonian age found in central Southern England.[1] Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2] This formation was formerly known as the Hamden Marly Formation or the Hamden Marly Beds.[1]
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Hampen Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Bathonian | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Great Oolite Group |
Underlies | White Limestone Formation |
Overlies | Taynton Limestone Formation, Fuller's Earth Formation |
Thickness | 4-11 m |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Other | Marl |
Location | |
Region | Oxfordshire |
Country | England |
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