East Kirkton Limestone
The East Kirkton Limestone is a rock unit in the West Lothian Oil-Shale Formation in Scotland. It preserves fossils of the Carboniferous period. The limestone outcrops at East Kirkton Quarry.
| East Kirkton Limestone Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous | |
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| Unit of | Strathclyde Group |
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| Primary | Limestone |
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| Region | Scotland |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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| Named for | East Kirkton Quarry |
References
- 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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