Selborne Group

{{Short description|Geologic group in England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox rockunit | name = Selborne Group | image = | caption = | type = Group | age = Albian-Cenomanian {{Fossil range|113|94}} | period = Albian | prilithology = Glauconitic Sandstone, | otherlithology = Mudstone, Limestone & Marl | namedfor = | namedby = | region = England | country = United Kingdom | coordinates = | unitof = | subunits = Gault Formation, Upper Greensand Formation | underlies = Chalk Group | overlies = Lower Greensand Group | thickness = up to 110 m in the Weald, but in marginal areas may be less than 5 m thick. | extent = | area = | map = | map_caption = }}

The '''Selborne Group''' is a geologic group in England. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period. It comprises the Gault Formation (informally/traditionally the Gault Clay or Blue Marl) and the overlying Upper Greensand Formation (earlier known as the Malm or Malm Rock).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bgs.ac.uk/Lexicon/lexicon.cfm?pub=UGS|title=BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units - Result Details}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bgs.ac.uk/Lexicon/lexicon.cfm?pub=GLT|title=BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units - Result Details}}</ref>

==See also== {{Portal |Earth sciences|England|Paleontology}} * List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in England

==References== {{Reflist}} * {{cite web|title= Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database|author= ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database))|url= https://www.fossilworks.org/|access-date= 17 December 2021|archive-date= 25 March 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220325060448/http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=home|url-status= dead}}

Category:Cretaceous England Category:Sandstone groups Category:Mudstone groups Category:Limestone groups of the United Kingdom Category:Marl groups Category:Geological groups of the United Kingdom