Bromsgrove Sandstone

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Bromsgrove Sandstone
Stratigraphic range: Anisian
~247.2–242  Ma
Type Formation
Unit of Sherwood Sandstone Group
Lithology
Primary Sandstone
Other Shale, conglomerate, marl
Location
Coordinates 52°42′N2°18′W / 52.7°N 2.3°W / 52.7; -2.3 Coordinates: 52°42′N2°18′W / 52.7°N 2.3°W / 52.7; -2.3
Approximate paleocoordinates 15°36′N10°48′E / 15.6°N 10.8°E / 15.6; 10.8
RegionFlag of England.svg  England
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
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Bromsgrove Sandstone (the United Kingdom)
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Bromsgrove Sandstone (England)

The Bromsgrove Sandstone is a geologic formation of the Sherwood Sandstone Group in England. It preserves fossils and ichnofossils of Chirotherium barthii , and Chirotherium sickleri , dating back to the Middle Triassic (Anisian) period. [1]

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