Westbury_Formation
The Westbury Formation is a geological formation in England, one of the Penarth Group. It dates back to the Rhaetian.[1] The formation is named after the village of Westbury-on-Severn in Gloucestershire.[2] The remains of a giant shastasaurid and dinosaurs are known from the formation.[3][4]
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Westbury Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Rhaetian | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Penarth Group |
Underlies | Lilstock Formation |
Overlies | Blue Anchor Formation |
Thickness | 5-10 m |
Lithology | |
Primary | Mudstone, Shale |
Other | Limestone, Sandstone |
Location | |
Region | Europe |
Country | UK |
Type section | |
Named for | Westbury-on-Severn |
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More information Vertebrates reported from the Westbury Formation, Genus ...
Vertebrates reported from the Westbury Formation | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
Avalonianus[5] | A. sanfordi[5] | Wedmore Hill[5] | "Several now lost teeth."[5] | |||
C. borealis[1] |
Westbury-on-Severn[6] |
"Vertebrae, pubis, ischium, femur, tibia, phalanges, adult."[7] |
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Ichthyotitan[4] | I. severnensis[4] | Blue Anchor and Lilstock[4] | Two partial surangulars[3] | Possibly one of the largest marine reptiles | ||
Picrodon[5] | P. herveyi[5] | Wedmore Hill[5] | "Tooth."[5] | |||
Shastasauridae[3] | Indeterminate[3] | Aust[3] | "Three partial specimens."[3] | |||
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- Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Triassic, Europe)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 521–525. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
- Lomax, Dean R.; De la Salle, Paul; Massare, Judy A.; Gallois, Ramues (2018-04-09). Wong, William Oki (ed.). "A giant Late Triassic ichthyosaur from the UK and a reinterpretation of the Aust Cliff 'dinosaurian' bones". PLOS ONE. 13 (4): e0194742. Bibcode:2018PLoSO..1394742L. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0194742. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 5890986. PMID 29630618.
- Lomax, D. R.; de la Salle, P.; Perillo, M.; Reynolds, J.; Reynolds, R.; Waldron, J. F. (2024). "The last giants: New evidence for giant Late Triassic (Rhaetian) ichthyosaurs from the UK". PLOS ONE. 19 (4). e0300289. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0300289. PMC 11023487.
- Galton, P. M. (1985). Notes on the Melanorosauridae, a family of large prosauropod dinosaurs (Saurischia: Sauropodomorpha). Geobios, 18(5), 671-676.
- "Table 12.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 234.