Ringstead Coral Bed Explained

Ringstead Coral Bed
Type:	Formation
Age:	Jurassic
Region:	England
Country:	United Kingdom

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]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in England
• Jurassic Coast
• Ringstead Bay

Further reading

• Web site: Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database . ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)) . fossilworks.org . 17 December 2021.

Notes and References

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