Clifton Down Limestone

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| name = Clifton Down Limestone

| image = Ebbor Gorge - geograph.org.uk - 1057902.jpg

| caption = Clifton Down Limestone in Ebbor Gorge, Somerset

| type = Formation

| age = Carboniferous

| period = Carboniferous

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| region = England

| country = United Kingdom

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| unitof = Pembroke Limestone Group, Carboniferous Limestone Supergroup

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The Clifton Down Limestone is a geologic formation in England. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

See also

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References

  • {{cite web|title= Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database|author= ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database))|url= https://www.fossilworks.org|access-date= 17 December 2021}}

Category:Carboniferous System of Europe

Category:Carboniferous England

Category:Limestone formations of the United Kingdom

Category:Carboniferous southern paleotropical deposits

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