Selborne Group

Selborne Group
Stratigraphic range: Albian-Cenomanian 113–94 Ma
Type Group
Sub-units Gault Formation, Upper Greensand Formation
Underlies Chalk Group
Overlies Lower Greensand Group
Thickness up to 110 m in the Weald, but in marginal areas may be less than 5 m thick.
Lithology
Primary Glauconitic Sandstone,
Other Mudstone, Limestone & Marl
Location
Region England
Country United Kingdom

The Selborne Group is a geologic group in England. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period. It comprises the Gault Formation (informally/traditionally the Gault Clay or Blue Marl) and the overlying Upper Greensand Formation (earlier known as the Malm or Malm Rock).[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.bgs.ac.uk/Lexicon/lexicon.cfm?pub=UGS
  2. ↑ http://www.bgs.ac.uk/Lexicon/lexicon.cfm?pub=GLT
  • 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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