Hampen Formation
The Hampen Formation is a Jurassic geological formation of Bathonian age found in central Southern England. Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. This formation was formerly known as the Hamden Marly Formation or the Hamden Marly Beds.
| Hampen Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Great Oolite Group |
| Underlies | White Limestone Formation |
| Overlies | Taynton Limestone Formation, Fuller's Earth Formation |
| Thickness | 4-11 m |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Marl |
| Location | |
| Region | Oxfordshire |
| Country | England |
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