Cloughton Formation

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Cloughton Formation
Stratigraphic range: Bajocian
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Fossil Plant Ginkgo.jpg
Fossil Plant, ginkgo, Cloughton Formation
Type Formation
Unit of Ravenscar Group
Sub-unitsSycarham Member, Lebberston Member, Gristhorpe Member
Underlies Scarborough Formation
Overlies Eller Beck Formation
Thickness50 to 70m on the North Yorkshire Coast between Whitby and Scarborough and inland in the North Yorkshire Moors and Cleveland Hills; 36 to 50m (thinning southwards) on the western escarpment of the North Yorkshire Moors
Lithology
Primary Mudstone, Siltstone
Other Sandstone, Limestone, Coal
Location
Region England
Country United Kingdom
Extent Yorkshire
Type section
Named for Cloughton

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

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Whitby Bay cross section incl. Sycarham Member