West Walton Formation

The West Walton Formation is a geologic formation in England. It preserves fossils dating back to the Jurassic period .^[1]

West Walton Formation
Stratigraphic range: Oxfordian
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	Ancholme Group
Underlies	Ampthill Clay, Corallian Group
Overlies	Oxford Clay
Thickness	0 to 20 m, typically about 15 m
Lithology
Primary	Mudstone, Siltstone
Other	Sandstone, Limestone
Location
Region	England
Country	United Kingdom
Type section
Named for	West Walton
Location	West Walton Highway Borehole 3c (TF41SE/6)
Thickness at type section	14.06 m