Osgodby Formation | |
Type: | Formation |
Period: | Callovian |
Prilithology: | Sandstone |
Otherlithology: | Siltstone, Limestone |
Namedfor: | Osgodby-by-the-Sea |
Region: | England |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Subunits: | Redcliff Rock Member, Langdale Member, Hackness Rock Member |
Underlies: | Oxford Clay Formation |
Overlies: | Cayton Clay Formation (Where the Cornbrash Formation is present), Scalby Formation |
Thickness: | Up to 28.5 m on the North Yorkshire Coast, thins to c. 20 m in the Hambleton Hills |
Extent: | Cleveland Basin |
The Osgodby Formation is a geologic formation in England. It comprises rocks and fossils dating from the Callovian age of the Jurassic period.[1]