The Hampen Formation is a Jurassic geological formation of Bathonian age found in central Southern England.[1] Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2] This formation was formerly known as the Hamden Marly Formation or the Hamden Marly Beds.[1]

Hampen Formation
Stratigraphic range: Bathonian
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofGreat Oolite Group
UnderliesWhite Limestone Formation
OverliesTaynton Limestone Formation, Fuller's Earth Formation
Thickness4-11 m
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
OtherMarl
Location
RegionOxfordshire
CountryEngland

Paleofauna

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Cetiosaurus sp (sauropod indet)

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b "Hampen Formation". BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units. British Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  2. ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.

References

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  • Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.