The Ringstead Coral Bed (also sometimes in the plural) is a geological formation with fossilized coral in England. It preserves fossils dating back to the Jurassic period.[1][2] The beds are exposed at Ringstead Bay in Dorset, on the Jurassic Coast, hence the name.[3]

Ringstead Coral Bed
Stratigraphic range: Jurassic
Fossil coral from the Jurassic Coast, in the collection of the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, USA
TypeFormation
Location
RegionEngland
CountryUnited Kingdom

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References

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  1. ^ "Tag: Ringstead Coral Beds". UK Fossil Collecting. UK: UK Fossils Network. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Ringstead Coral Bed, England, UK". mindat.org. UK. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  3. ^ Winder, Jessica M. (21 March 2014). "Jurassic Coral Fossils at Ringstead". Jessica's Nature Blog. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

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