Stanford Formation
PeriodOxfordian
PrilithologyLimestone
OtherlithologyMarl, Mudstone
NamedforStanford in the Vale
RegionEngland
CountryUnited Kingdom
UnitofCorallian Group
UnderliesAmpthill Clay Formation
OverliesKingston Formation, West Walton Formation
Thickness0 to 26 m around Oxford, up to about 15 m in the Calne-Swindon area
ExtentWiltshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire

The Stanford Formation is a geologic formation in England. It preserves fossils dating back to the Oxfordian stage of the Middle Jurassic period, around 160 million years ago.

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