Folkestone Formation

Short description: UK geological formation

Folkestone Formation
Stratigraphic range: Albian 110 Ma

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Cliffs at Folkestone

Type| Geological formation
Unit of| Lower Greensand Group
Underlies| Gault Formation
Overlies| Sandgate Formation
Area| Weald Basin
Thickness| Between 0.5 and 80m.
Lithology
Primary| Sand, Sandstone
Location
Region| Europe
Country|  UK
Extent| Southern England
Type section
Named for| Folkestone
Location| East Cliff, Folkestone

The Folkestone Formation is a geological formation in the United Kingdom. It forms part of the Lower Greensand Group, and dates to the early part of the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous. It primarily consists of medium to coarsed grained unconsolidated sand and weakly cemented sandstone.[1] It was likely deposited in a shallow beach setting. Dinosaur tracks have been reported from the formation, including those of theropods, ornithopods, and possibly ankylosaurs.[2]

## References

1. ↑ "Folkestone Formation". https://webapps.bgs.ac.uk/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?pub=FO.
2. ↑ Hadland, Philip T.; Friedrich, Steve; Lagnaoui, Abdelouahed; Martill, David M. (17 June 2021). "The youngest dinosaur footprints from England and their palaeoenvironmental implications" (in en). Proceedings of the Geologists' Association 132 (4): 479–490. doi:10.1016/j.pgeola.2021.04.005. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0016787821000419.

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