The Heather Formation is a geological formation occurs in the North Sea, offshore the United Kingdom and Norway. It preserves fossils from the Bathonian to Oxfordian stages of the Middle to Late Jurassic period and was deposited in an open marine depositional environment.[1][2]

Heather Formation
Stratigraphic range: BathonianOxfordian
TypeFormation
UnderliesKimmeridge Clay Formation
OverliesPentland Formation, Brent Group
Thicknessup to 700 m (Central North Sea)
Lithology
PrimaryClaystone
OtherSiltstone
Location
RegionNorth Sea
CountryNorway, United Kingdom

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References

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  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  1. ^ British Geological Survey. "Heather Formation". BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  2. ^ Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. "Heather Fm". NPD: Fact Pages. Retrieved 21 September 2022.