Stratigraphic range: Carnian–Rhaetian ~237–201.3 Ma
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Type
Geological formation
Unit of
New Red Sandstone Supergroup
Underlies
Stotfield Cherty Rock Formation
Overlies
Burghead Sandstone Formation or unconformably on Devonian beds
Thickness
up to 30 m (98 ft)
Lithology
Primary
Sandstone
Location
Coordinates
57°42′N3°18′W / 57.7°N 3.3°W / 57.7; -3.3
Approximate paleocoordinates
34°00′N0°54′W / 34.0°N 0.9°W / 34.0; -0.9
Region
Moray Firth
Country
Scotland
Type section
Named for
Lossiemouth
Lossiemouth Sandstone (the United Kingdom)
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Lossiemouth Sandstone (Scotland)
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The Lossiemouth Sandstone is a Middle to Late Triassic (Ladinian to Norian) age geological formation. It is exposed on the south side of the Moray Firth near Lossiemouth and near Golspie in Sutherland.[1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2]
^British Geological Survey. "Lossiemouth Sandstone Formation". The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units.
^Weishampel et al., 2004, "Dinosaur distribution." pp.517-607
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