Wealden Supergroup
E695024
The Wealden Supergroup is a sequence of Early Cretaceous sedimentary rocks in southern England and parts of Europe, renowned for its rich dinosaur fossil record including numerous Iguanodon remains.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | geologic supergroup ⓘ |
| containsFossil |
Baryonyx
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hypsilophodon NERFINISHED ⓘ Iguanodon NERFINISHED ⓘ Mantellisaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Polacanthus NERFINISHED ⓘ Valdosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ crocodyliforms ⓘ early mammals ⓘ freshwater fishes ⓘ ornithopod dinosaurs ⓘ plants ⓘ pterosaurs ⓘ sauropod dinosaurs ⓘ theropod dinosaurs ⓘ |
| containsSubunit |
Ashdown Formation
NERFINISHED
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Hastings Beds NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunbridge Wells Sand Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ Vectis Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ Wadhurst Clay Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ Weald Clay Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ Wessex Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| environmentOfDeposition |
deltaic
ⓘ
fluvial ⓘ lacustrine ⓘ |
| geologicAge |
Aptian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barremian NERFINISHED ⓘ Berriasian NERFINISHED ⓘ Hauterivian NERFINISHED ⓘ Valanginian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicTimePeriod | Early Cretaceous NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lithology |
clay
ⓘ
coal ⓘ conglomerate ⓘ ironstone ⓘ mudstone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
abundant Iguanodon remains
ⓘ
rich dinosaur fossil record ⓘ |
| overlies | Purbeck Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Wealden Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Isle of Wight
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Weald Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ northwest France ⓘ southern England ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitOf | Weald Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underlies | Lower Greensand Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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