Oxford Clay

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Oxford Clay is a Jurassic-age marine sedimentary rock formation in England renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved fossils, especially marine reptiles and invertebrates.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic formation
sedimentary rock formation
stratigraphic unit
color dark grey
contains calcareous concretions
organic-rich layers
septarian nodules
country England
United Kingdom
depositionalSetting epicontinental sea
economicUse brickmaking
ceramics
environmentOfDeposition marine
extendsTo Cambridgeshire, England
surface form: Cambridgeshire

Lincolnshire
Oxfordshire
Wiltshire
Yorkshire
fossilContent ammonites
belemnites
bivalves
gastropods
ichthyosaurs
invertebrate remains
marine crocodiles
plesiosaurs
pliosaurs
vertebrate remains
geologicAge Callovian
Middle Jurassic
geologicPeriod Jurassic
geologicProvince East Midlands
surface form: East Midlands Shelf

Wessex Basin
knownFor exceptional fossil preservation
invertebrate fossils
marine reptile fossils
lithology clay
mudstone
shale
namedAfter Oxford
overlies Kellaways Formation
primaryComposition clay minerals
silt
region East of England
surface form: eastern England

southern England
stratigraphicUnitOf Jurassic Period
surface form: Jurassic System
underlies Corallian Group
Kellaways Formation
surface form: Cornbrash Formation
weatheringColor light grey

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Corallian Group overlies Oxford Clay
this entity surface form: Oxford Clay Formation
Wessex Basin containsFormation Oxford Clay
this entity surface form: Oxford Clay Formation
Wessex Basin containsSealRock Oxford Clay
this entity surface form: Oxford Clay Formation
Kellaways Formation underlies Oxford Clay
this entity surface form: Oxford Clay Formation
Megalosaurus formation Oxford Clay
this entity surface form: Stonesfield Slate Formation