Frome Clay
Stratigraphic range: Bathonian
~168–166 Ma

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Fossils from the Frome Clay

Type| Formation
Unit of| Great Oolite Group
Underlies| Forest Marble Formation
Overlies| Fuller's Earth Formation
Thickness| 20–50 m (66–164 ft) in Wiltshire and Somerset
45–70 m (148–230 ft) in Dorset
Lithology
Primary| Mudstone
Other| Limestone
Location
Coordinates|  [ ⚑ ] : 51°12′N 2°18′W﻿ / ﻿51.2°N 2.3°W﻿ / 51.2; -2.3
Paleocoordinates|  [ ⚑ ] 41°24′N 10°06′E﻿ / ﻿41.4°N 10.1°E﻿ / 41.4; 10.1
Region| England
Country|  United Kingdom

Frome Clay (the United Kingdom)

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Frome Clay (England)

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The Frome Clay is a geological formation in England . It preserves fossils dating back to the Bathonian stage of the Middle Jurassic period.[1]

## See also

* List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in England

## References

1. ↑ British Geological Survey. "Frome Clay Formation". https://webapps.bgs.ac.uk/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?pub=FRC.

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