# Faringdon Sand

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The **Faringdon Sand** is a [geologic formation](/source/Formation_(geology)) in [England](/source/England). It preserves [fossils](/source/Fossils) dating back to the [Cretaceous](/source/Cretaceous) [period](/source/Period_(geology)).[1]

## See also

- [List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in England](/source/List_of_fossiliferous_stratigraphic_units_in_England)

## References

1. ["Faringdon Sand Formation"](http://www.bgs.ac.uk/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?pub=FDNS). *The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units*. British Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

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