Carstone Formation

Carstone Formation
Stratigraphic range: Albian

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Carstone Formation; Stratigraphic range: Albian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Formation
Underlies	Gault Formation, Hunstanton Formation
Overlies	Various Paleozoic to Jurassic units
Thickness	Generally about 5 m but up to 18.9 m
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone
Other	Conglomerate
Location
Region	Europe
Country	England
Extent	Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk

The Carstone Formation is a geologic formation in England. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.

References

Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.

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