The palaeoenvironment of the Abbotsbury Ironstone (Upper Jurassic) of Dorset

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The palaeoenvironment of the Abbotsbury Ironstone (Upper Jurassic) of Dorset

  • Volume / Part: 16 / 2
  • Publication Date: June 1973
  • Page(s): 261 - 274
  • Authored By: M. E. Brookfield

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The Abbotsbury Ironstone represents a rare sandy facies of the Lower Kimmeridgian in Britain. Palaeo-ecological studies show that it consists of three facies deposited in an offshore beach or barrier bar environment. The main control on the fauna is thought to be the degree of water agitation.

Palaeontology - Volume 16 Part 2 Pages 261-274



Palaeontology - Volume 16 Part 2 Pages 261-274

Citations

BROOKFIELD, M. E. 1973. The palaeoenvironment of the Abbotsbury Ironstone (Upper Jurassic) of Dorset. Palaeontology, 16, 2, 261–274.