Lossiemouth Sandstone
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The Lossiemouth Sandstone is a Middle to Late Triassic (Ladinian to Norian) age geological formation. It is exposed on the south side of the Moray Firth near Lossiemouth and near Golspie in Sutherland.[1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2]
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Lossiemouth Sandstone | |
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Stratigraphic range: Carnian–Rhaetian ~237–201.3 Ma | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | New Red Sandstone Supergroup |
Underlies | Stotfield Cherty Rock Formation |
Overlies | Burghead Sandstone Formation or unconformably on Devonian beds |
Thickness | up to 30 m (98 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 57.7°N 3.3°W / 57.7; -3.3 |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 34.0°N 0.9°W / 34.0; -0.9 |
Region | Moray Firth |
Country | Scotland |
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Named for | Lossiemouth |
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