During the Jurassic Period the rocks of the North Yorkshire coast show different environments of marine deposits.

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During the Jurassic Period the rocks of the North Yorkshire coast show different environments of marine deposits. The dark, fine mudstones rich in fossils are capped by shallow water sandstones rich in iron oxides.

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