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Meadfoot Group

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Meadfoot Group
Stratigraphic range: Pragian to Emsian (Devonian)
TypeGroup
Sub-unitsStaddon Formation, Bovisand Formation
UnderliesStaddon Grits
OverliesDartmouth Group
Lithology
Primaryshales,
Othersiltstones, sandstones
Location
RegionEngland
CountryUnited Kingdom
Extentsouth Devon
Type section
Named forMeadfoot, Torquay

The Meadfoot Group is an early Devonian lithostratigraphic group (a sequence of rock strata) in south Devon of southwest England. The name is derived from the locality of Meadfoot at Torquay. The Group comprises (in ascending order i.e. oldest first) the Staddon and Bovisand formations. It was formerly known as the Meadfoot Beds or Series.[1]

References

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  1. ^ http://www.bgs.ac.uk/Lexicon/lexicon.cfm?pub=HOWY (BGS on-line lexicon of rock units)