Layers of fine particle Mudstone were deposited in deeper marine conditions that the courser grained iron rich sandstones that over-lays it.
Layers of fine particle Mudstone were deposited in deeper marine conditions that the courser grained iron rich sandstones that over-lays it. This allows geologists to understand changes in the habitat and the creatures that lived in it
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Location: Scarborough, UK
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