Stonesfield Slate Formation

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:age gptkb:Bathonian
gptkbp:contains roofing slates
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:depositionalEnvironment shallow marine
deltaic
gptkbp:discoveredIn 19th century
gptkbp:fossil gptkb:Megalosaurus
insects
mammals
plants
Steneosaurus
teleosaurid crocodyliforms
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Stonesfield Slate Formation
gptkbp:lithology gptkb:stone
mudstone
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Oxfordshire
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:Stonesfield
gptkbp:notableFor first dinosaur fossil named (Megalosaurus)
gptkbp:overlies Fuller's Earth Formation
gptkbp:period gptkb:Middle_Jurassic
gptkbp:primaryLithology limestone
gptkbp:thickness up to 5 metres
gptkbp:type Stonesfield, Oxfordshire
gptkbp:underlies Taynton Limestone Formation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eustreptospondylus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6