| Solent Group | |
| Type: | Group |
| Age: | Priabonian - Rupelian |
| Period: | Rupelian |
| Namedfor: | Solent |
| Region: | Hampshire Basin, England |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Subunits: | Headon Hill Formation, Bembridge Limestone Formation & Bouldnor Formation |
| Underlies: | Quaternary at an unconformity |
| Overlies: | Barton Group |
| Thickness: | up to 190 m |
The Solent Group is a geological group in the Hampshire Basin of southern England. It preserves fossils ranging in age from Priabonian (uppermost Eocene) to Rupelian (lower Oligocene).[1] The group is subdivided into three formations, the Headon Hill Formation, the Bembridge Limestone Formation and the Bouldnor Formation.[2]