Knipe Scar Limestone
| Knipe Scar Limestone Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Visean | |
 Limestone outcrop on Knipescar common | |
| Typ | Formation |
| Unit of | Great Scar Limestone Group |
| Thickness | up to 90 m[1] |
| Lithology | |
| Primäre | Limestone |
| Standort | |
| Region | England |
| Land | Vereinigtes Königreich |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Knipescar Common |
| Standort | Great Asby Scar |
The Knipe Scar Limestone is a geologic formation in England. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ British Geological Survey. "Knipe Scar Limestone Formation". BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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