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Greensand
| Formation | Greensand |
|---|---|
| Age: | 11.6 - 7.2 Ma Miocene |
| Interval | Late Maastrichtian |
| Lithology | sandstone |
| Number of Collections | 6 |
| Number of Occurrences | 22 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Nasilow | Lublin Voivodeship, Poland | Greensand |
| Rdum il-Hmar | Malta | Greensand |
| Rdum id-Delli | Mellieħa, Northern Region, Malta | Greensand |
| L-Ahrax tal-Mellieha | Malta | Greensand |
| Ghajn Hadid | Mellieħa, Northern Region, Malta | Greensand |
| Folkestone | Folkestone and Hythe District, Kent, England, UK | Greensand |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grey Chalk | 101 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | chalk | 1 |
| Chalk Marl | 86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | chalk, sandstone | 10 |
| Folkestone | 112 - 101 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 4 | |
| Gault | 105 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous | chalk, claystone | 12 |
| Lower Chalk | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | marl, wackestone, lime mudstone, chalk | 184 |
| Lower Greensand - Folkestone | 112 - 101 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | sandstone/chert, sandstone, "shale", sandstone/ironstone, sandstone/"carbonate", sandstone/"shale", ironstone | 345 |
| Lower Greensand - Hythe Beds | 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | carbonate, "shale"/"carbonate", "shale"/chert, sandstone | 87 |
| Lower Greensand - Sandgate | 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | sandstone, "shale" | 237 |
| Opoka | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | limestone, "carbonate", marl | 525 |
| Chalk | 93.9 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | chalk, chalk/marl, mudstone | 38 |
| Chalk - Holywell Nodular Chalk - Melbourn Rock | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | chalk | 2 |
| Chalk - Lower Chalk | 93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | chalk, chalk/sandstone | 28 |
| Selborne - Gault | 105 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous | carbonate | 4 |
Recorded Fossils
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
