fbpx
Wikipedia

Ferruginous Sands

The Ferruginous Sands is a geologic formation in England. It preserves fossils dating back to the Aptian Stage of the Cretaceous period. It consists of "a number of heavily bioturbated coarsening-upward units each comprising dark grey sandy muds or muddy sands passing up into fine-to medium-grained grey to green glauconitic sands."[1] The dinosaur Vectaerovenator inopinatus is known from the formation.[2] Shark teeth are also known from the formation, including those of an indeterminate lamniform shark and Palaeospinax (formerly Synechodus).[3]

Ferruginous Sands
Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous,
~116 Ma
The Ferruginous Sands at Chale Bay, Isle of Wight
TypeFormation
Unit ofLower Greensand Group
Sub-unitsMember IV, Member V, Member VI, Whale Chine Member, Member VIII, Ladder Chine Member, Member X, Member XI, Old Walpen Chine Member, New Walpen Chine Member, Member XIV and Member XV.
UnderliesSandrock Formation
OverliesAtherfield Clay Formation
Thicknessup to 161 metres
Lithology
PrimaryWeakly cemented Mudstone and Sandstone
Location
RegionEngland
CountryUnited Kingdom
ExtentIsle of Wight, Dorset

Exposure of the Ferruginous Sands on the Isle of Wight, shown in Spring green

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ferruginous Sands Formation". The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units. British Geological Survey.
  2. ^ Barker, Chris; Naish, Darren; Clarkin, Claire; Hullman, Gabriel; Schneider, Philipp; Gostling, Neil; Farrell, Paul; Ward, Robin; Lockyer, James (2020). "Dryad Data -- Data from: A highly pneumatic 'mid Cretaceous' theropod from the British Lower Greensand". Dryad. doi:10.5061/dryad.8cz8w9gmj. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Batchelor, Trevor J.; Duffin, Christopher J. (July 2019). "First description of sharks' teeth from the Ferruginous Sands Formation (Aptian, Early Cretaceous) of the Isle of Wight". Proceedings of the Geologists' Association. 131 (3–4): 353–359. doi:10.1016/j.pgeola.2019.06.004. S2CID 199107658.
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.


ferruginous, sands, geologic, formation, england, preserves, fossils, dating, back, aptian, stage, cretaceous, period, consists, number, heavily, bioturbated, coarsening, upward, units, each, comprising, dark, grey, sandy, muds, muddy, sands, passing, into, fi. The Ferruginous Sands is a geologic formation in England It preserves fossils dating back to the Aptian Stage of the Cretaceous period It consists of a number of heavily bioturbated coarsening upward units each comprising dark grey sandy muds or muddy sands passing up into fine to medium grained grey to green glauconitic sands 1 The dinosaur Vectaerovenator inopinatus is known from the formation 2 Shark teeth are also known from the formation including those of an indeterminate lamniform shark and Palaeospinax formerly Synechodus 3 Ferruginous SandsStratigraphic range Early Cretaceous 116 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N The Ferruginous Sands at Chale Bay Isle of WightTypeFormationUnit ofLower Greensand GroupSub unitsMember IV Member V Member VI Whale Chine Member Member VIII Ladder Chine Member Member X Member XI Old Walpen Chine Member New Walpen Chine Member Member XIV and Member XV UnderliesSandrock FormationOverliesAtherfield Clay FormationThicknessup to 161 metresLithologyPrimaryWeakly cemented Mudstone and SandstoneLocationRegionEnglandCountryUnited KingdomExtentIsle of Wight DorsetExposure of the Ferruginous Sands on the Isle of Wight shown in Spring greenSee also Edit Earth sciences portal England portal Paleontology portal Cretaceous portal Paleozoic portalList of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in EnglandReferences Edit Ferruginous Sands Formation The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units British Geological Survey Barker Chris Naish Darren Clarkin Claire Hullman Gabriel Schneider Philipp Gostling Neil Farrell Paul Ward Robin Lockyer James 2020 Dryad Data Data from A highly pneumatic mid Cretaceous theropod from the British Lower Greensand Dryad doi 10 5061 dryad 8cz8w9gmj a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Batchelor Trevor J Duffin Christopher J July 2019 First description of sharks teeth from the Ferruginous Sands Formation Aptian Early Cretaceous of the Isle of Wight Proceedings of the Geologists Association 131 3 4 353 359 doi 10 1016 j pgeola 2019 06 004 S2CID 199107658 Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database Fossilworks Gateway to the Paleobiology Database Retrieved 17 December 2021 This article about a specific stratigraphic formation in the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article related to the Cretaceous period is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This England related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ferruginous Sands amp oldid 1101634868, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.