Broadford Beds Formation

The Broadford Beds Formation is a Sinemurian geologic formation in western Scotland. An indeterminate partial tibia of a theropod dinosaur are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation ^[1][2]

Broadford Beds Formation
Stratigraphic range: Sinemurian ~196–190 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	Lias Group
Underlies	Pabay Shale Formation
Overlies	Triassic rocks
Thickness	50–100 metres (160–330 ft)
Lithology
Primary	Limestone, mudstone, sandstone, siltstone
Location
Coordinates	57.7°N 5.7°W / 57.7; -5.7
Approximate paleocoordinates	43.4°N 1.9°W / 43.4; -1.9
Region	Hebrides
Country	Scotland
Broadford Beds Formation (the United Kingdom) Show map of the United Kingdom Broadford Beds Formation (Scotland) Show map of Scotland

See also

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
  • List of stratigraphic units with indeterminate dinosaur fossils