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

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 16
Part: 2
Publication Date: June 1973
Page(s): 261 – 274
Author(s): M. E. Brookfield
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BROOKFIELD, M. E. 1973. The palaeoenvironment of the Abbotsbury Ironstone (Upper Jurassic) of Dorset. Palaeontology, 16, 2, 261–274.

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Abstract

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.
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