Frome Clay
The Frome Clay is a geologic formation in England. It preserves fossils dating back to the Middle Jurassic period.
| Frome Clay | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Bathonian ~ | |
![]() 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 | 51.9°N 0.1°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 41.4°N 10.1°E |
| Region | England |
| Country | |
![]() Frome Clay (the United Kingdom) ![]() Frome Clay (England) | |
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