The Passage Beds is a member of the Corallian Oolite Formation, a geologic formation in England. The subtidal to marine sandstone preserves fossils of bivalves, gastropods, crinoids, echinoids and ammonites dating back to the Late Jurassic period (Oxfordian stage).[1]
| Passage Beds | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Oxfordian | |
 Passage Beds at Filey Brigg, North Yorkshire | |
| Type | Member |
| Unit of | Corallian Oolite Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 54°12′N 0°18′W / 54.2°N 0.3°W |
| Region | England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
See also
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References
edit- ^ Passage Beds at Fossilworks.org
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