Great Scar Limestone

Great Scar Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous
Type Geologic formation
Unit of Great Scar Limestone Group
Lithology
Primary Limestone
Location
Region England
Country United 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

References

  1. Rodgers, Peter (1978). Geology of the Yorkshire Dales. Clapham, N. Yorkshire: Dalesman. p. 75. ISBN 0852064829.
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.


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