| Otter Sandstone Formation (OS) [1] | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Anisian | |
 Exposures of Otter Sandstone at Ladram Bay, Devon, England | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Sherwood Sandstone Group (SSG) [1] |
| Underlies | In coastal exposures, transitional into overlying Mercia Mudstone. [1] |
| Overlies | Budleigh Salterton Pebble Beds [1] |
| Thickness | Coast and Exeter district: ~160 m (520 ft) Taunton district: 30–60 m (98–197 ft) |
| Location | |
| Region | England |
| Country | 
United Kingdom |
The Otter Sandstone Formation is an obsolete geological unit in England, now referred to as the Helsby Sandstone Formation. [2] It preserves fossils dated to the Triassic, Anisian period.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d http://www.bgs.ac.uk/Lexicon/lexicon.cfm?pub=OS (BGS on-line lexicon of rock units)
- ^ http://www.bgs.ac.uk/Lexicon/lexicon.cfm?pub=HEY (BGS on-line lexicon of rock units)
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| Otter Sandstone Formation (OS) [1] | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Anisian | |
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Exposures of Otter Sandstone at Ladram Bay, Devon, England | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Sherwood Sandstone Group (SSG) [1] |
| Underlies | In coastal exposures, transitional into overlying Mercia Mudstone. [1] |
| Overlies | Budleigh Salterton Pebble Beds [1] |
| Thickness | Coast and Exeter district: ~160 m (520 ft) Taunton district: 30–60 m (98–197 ft) |
| Location | |
| Region | England |
| Country |
United Kingdom |
The Otter Sandstone Formation is an obsolete geological unit in England, now referred to as the Helsby Sandstone Formation. [2] It preserves fossils dated to the Triassic, Anisian period.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d http://www.bgs.ac.uk/Lexicon/lexicon.cfm?pub=OS (BGS on-line lexicon of rock units)
- ^ http://www.bgs.ac.uk/Lexicon/lexicon.cfm?pub=HEY (BGS on-line lexicon of rock units)
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