Eller Beck Formation

It preserves fossils dating back to the Jurassic period.

It consists of a lower unit less than 3 m thick consisting of mudstone with subordinate ironstone, with an upper unit typically 4–6 m thick consisting of fine-medium grained sandstone, further south it changes into finer grained facies with mudstone and limestone.

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Whitby Bay cross section incl. Eller Beck Formation