The Claxby Ironstone is a
geologic formation in
England. It preserves
fossils
A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved in ...
dating back to the
Cretaceous period.
See also
*
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in England
See also
* Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Europe
* Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in the United Kingdom
References
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in England
England
United Kingdom geology-rel ...
References
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Cretaceous England
Valanginian Stage
Hauterivian Stage
Lower Cretaceous Series of Europe
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