Northampton Sand Formation

Northampton Sands Formation
Type Geological formation

The Northampton Sand Formation is a Middle Jurassic geological formation which is placed within the Inferior Oolite Group.[1] It was formerly worked extensively in Northamptonshire for its ironstone. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.[2]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ British Geological Survey 2002 Kettering England and Wales sheet 171, solid & drift geology. 1:50,000 (Keyworth, Nottingham: BGS)
  2. ↑ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.

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