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East Kirkton Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous
Outcrop of East Kirkton Limestone at its type locality, East Kirkton Quarry
Unit ofStrathclyde Group
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
Location
RegionScotland
CountryUnited Kingdom
Type section
Named forEast Kirkton Quarry

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.

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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. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)


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