Earth:Great Scar Limestone

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Great Scar Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous
TypeGeologic formation
Unit ofGreat Scar Limestone Group
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
Location
RegionEngland
CountryUnited Kingdom

The Great Scar Limestone is a geologic formation in the Great Scar Limestone Group, located in Ingleton, England .[1]

It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

See also

  • List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in England

References

  1. Rodgers, Peter (1978). Geology of the Yorkshire Dales. Clapham, N. Yorkshire: Dalesman. p. 75. ISBN 0852064829.