Wittering Formation Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wittering Formation . British Geological Survey . The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units . 25 March 2015.