Sharp's Hill Formation

Sharp's Hill Formation
Stratigraphic range:
Type locality (Sharp's Hill Quarry)
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofGreat Oolite Group
UnderliesTaynton Limestone Formation
OverliesChipping Norton Limestone, Horsehay Sand Formation
Thicknessup to 5 m
Lithology
PrimaryMudstone Marl Limestone
Location
RegionEngland
CountryUnited Kingdom
Type section
Named forSharp's Hill Quarry

The Sharp's Hill Formation is a Bathonian geologic formation in North Oxfordshire north-east of Milton-under-Wychwood and Minster Lovell in the United Kingdom, dating to around 167 million years ago. Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. It is the lateral equivalent of the Rutland Formation and the Fuller's Earth Formation.

The type locality is the Sharp's Hill Quarry.

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