Wittering Formation | |
Type: | Formation |
Age: | Ypresian - Lutetian |
Period: | Lutetian |
Prilithology: | clay |
Otherlithology: | sand |
Namedfor: | Wittering |
Region: | England |
Country: | Hampshire Basin, United Kingdom |
Subunits: | Bracklesham Group |
Underlies: | Earnley Sand Formation |
Overlies: | London Clay, Thames Group |
Thickness: | 40-53 m |
The Wittering Formation is a geologic formation in England. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.[1]