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 giant shastasaurids are known from the formation.[3]

Westbury Formation Stratigraphic range: Rhaetian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
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

Vertebrate fauna

Vertebrates reported from the Westbury Formation
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Camelotia[1]	Camelotia borealis[1]			"Vertebrae, pubis, ischium, femur, tibia, phalanges, adult."[4]		Camelotia

See also

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

References

1. 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.
2. The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details: Westbury Formation
3. 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. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0194742. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 5890986. PMID 29630618.
4. "Table 12.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 234.