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Cloughton Formation
Stratigraphic range: Bajocian
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Fossil Plant, ginkgo, Cloughton Formation
TypeFormation
Unit ofRavenscar Group
Sub-unitsSycarham Member, Lebberston Member, Gristhorpe Member
UnderliesScarborough Formation
OverliesEller Beck Formation
Thickness50 to 70m on the North Yorkshire Coast between Whitby and Scarborough and inland in the North Yorkshire Moors and Cleveland Hills; 36 to 50m (thinning southwards) on the western escarpment of the North Yorkshire Moors
Lithology
PrimaryMudstone, Siltstone
OtherSandstone, Limestone, Coal
Location
RegionEngland
CountryUnited Kingdom
ExtentYorkshire
Type section
Named forCloughton

The Cloughton Formation is a geologic formation in England. It preserves fossils dating back to the Jurassic period.

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