Chipping Norton Limestone
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The Chipping Norton Limestone is a geological formation in the Cotswolds, England. It preserves fossils dating back to the Bathonian (Middle Jurassic).[1][2] Including those of dinosaurs Cetiosaurus, Megalosaurus and Cruxicheiros as well as the Tritylodontid Stereognathus. It primarily consists of ooidal limestone.
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Chipping Norton Limestone | |
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Stratigraphic range: Bathonian ~167–165 Ma | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Great Oolite Group |
Underlies | Fuller's Earth & Sharp's Hill Formations |
Overlies | Grantham, Northampton Sand & Whitby Mudstone Formations |
Thickness | 0–12 m (0–39 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Other | Mudstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 52.0°N 1.6°W / 52.0; -1.6 |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 41.6°N 8.8°E / 41.6; 8.8 |
Region | England |
Country | United Kingdom |
Extent | North Gloucestershire, north Oxfordshire |
Type section | |
Named for | Chipping Norton |
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