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Passage Beds

Coordinates: 54°12′N 0°18′W / 54.2°N 0.3°W / 54.2; -0.3
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Passage Beds
Stratigraphic range: Oxfordian
Passage Beds at Filey Brigg, North Yorkshire
TypeMember
Unit ofCorallian Oolite Formation
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Location
Coordinates54°12′N 0°18′W / 54.2°N 0.3°W / 54.2; -0.3
RegionEngland
CountryUnited Kingdom

The Passage Beds is a member of the Corallian Oolite Formation, a geologic formation in England. The subtidal to marine sandstone preserves fossils of bivalves, gastropods, crinoids, echinoids and ammonites dating back to the Late Jurassic period (Oxfordian stage).[1]

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