Formation
The Inferior Oolite is an Oolitic limestone, a Sedimentary rock, meaning it was formed during lithication. The Inferior Oolite is rich in organic material. The Ammonite Parkinsonia parkinsoni, an Index fossil for the Bathonian, is native to the Inferior Oolite of Burton Bradstock.
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