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Bearreraig Sandstone Formation

Bearreraig Sandstone Formation

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The Bearreraig Sandstone Formation is a geological formation in Scotland. It preserves fossils dating back to the lower to middle parts of the Jurassic period (Toarcian–Bajocian).[1] The remains of the proximal portion of a right ulna and radius of an indeterminate thyreophoran dinosaur are known from the formation.[2] The ichthyosaur Dearcmhara is also known from the formation.[3]

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  1. [1]
    British Geological Survey. "Bearreraig Sandstone Formation". BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  2. [2]
    Clark, N. D. L. (1 May 2001). "A thyreophoran dinosaur from the Early Bajocian (Middle Jurassic) of the Isle of Skye, Scotland". Scottish Journal of Geology. 37 (1): 19–26. doi:10.1144/sjg37010019. ISSN 0036-9276.
  3. [3]
    Brusatte, Stephen L.; Young, Mark T.; Challands, Thomas J.; Clark, Neil D. L.; Fischer, Valentin; Fraser, Nicholas C.; Liston, Jeff J.; MacFadyen, Colin C. J.; Ross, Dugald A.; Walsh, Stig; Wilkinson, Mark (April 2015). "Ichthyosaurs from the Jurassic of Skye, Scotland". Scottish Journal of Geology. 51 (1): 43–55. doi:10.1144/sjg2014-018. ISSN 0036-9276.

Further reading

  • R. M. Bateman, N. Morton, and B.L. Dower. 2000. Early Middle Jurassic plant communities in Northwest Scotland: Paleoecological and paleoclimatic significance. GeoResearch Forum 6:501-512


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