Meadfoot Group
The Meadfoot Group is an early Devonian lithostratigraphic group (a sequence of rock strata) in south Devon in southwest England. The name is derived from the locality of Meadfoot at Torquay. The Group comprises (in ascending order i.e. oldest first) the Staddon and Bovisand formations. It was formerly known as the Meadfoot Beds or Series.[1]
| Meadfoot Group Stratigraphic range: Pragian to Emsian (Devonian) | |
|---|---|
| Type | Group |
| Sub-units | Staddon Formation, Bovisand Formation |
| Underlies | Staddon Grits |
| Overlies | Dartmouth Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | shales, |
| Other | siltstones, sandstones |
| Location | |
| Region | England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Extent | south Devon |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Meadfoot, Torquay |
References
- http://www.bgs.ac.uk/Lexicon/lexicon.cfm?pub=HOWY (BGS on-line lexicon of rock units)
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