Lossiemouth Sandstone
| Lossiemouth Sandstone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Carnian–Rhaetian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | New Red Sandstone Supergroup |
| Underlies | Stotfield Cherty Rock Formation |
| Overlies | Burghead Sandstone Formation or unconformably on Devonian beds |
| Thickness | up to 30 m (98 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 57°42′N 3°18′W / 57.7°N 3.3°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 34°00′N 0°54′W / 34.0°N 0.9°W |
| Region | Moray Firth |
| Country | Scotland |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Lossiemouth |
The Lossiemouth Sandstone is a Middle to Late Triassic (Ladinian to Norian) age geological formation. It is exposed on the south side of the Moray Firth near Lossiemouth and near Golspie in Sutherland. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.