Ampthill Clay

Mesozoic geologic formation in England

Ampthill Clay

Stratigraphic range: Oxfordian
Type| Geological formation
Unit of| Ancholme Group
Underlies| Kimmeridge Clay
Overlies| West Walton Formation or Corallian Group
Thickness| 0-90 m
Lithology
Primary| Mudstone
Other| Limestone, Marl
Location
Region| England
Country|  UK

The Ampthill Clay is a Mesozoic geologic formation in southern England. Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]

## Vertebrate paleofauna[edit]

* Cryptosaurus eumerus "Femur."[2]

## See also[edit]

* Earth sciences portal
* Paleontology portal
* Dinosaurs portal

* List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
* List of stratigraphic units with few dinosaur genera

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
2. ^ "Table 17.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 367.

## References[edit]

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

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