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
Outcrop of East Kirkton Limestone at its type locality, East Kirkton Quarry
Unit ofWest Lothian Oil-Shale Formation, Strathclyde Group
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
Location
RegionScotland
CountryUnited Kingdom
Type section
Named forEast Kirkton Quarry

See also

References

  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)


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