# Lynton Slates

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| age            = [Devonian](/source/Devonian)
| period         = Devonian
| prilithology   = [Slate](/source/Slate)
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| country        = [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom)
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The '''Lynton Slates''' is a [geologic formation](/source/Formation_(geology)) in [England](/source/England). It preserves [fossils](/source/fossils) dating back to the [Devonian](/source/Devonian) [period](/source/Period_(geology)).

==See also==
{{Portal|Earth sciences|England|Paleontology}}
* [List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in England](/source/List_of_fossiliferous_stratigraphic_units_in_England)

==References==
* {{cite web|title= Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database|author= ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database))|url= https://www.fossilworks.org|access-date= 17 December 2021}}

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Category:Geologic formations of England
Category:Devonian System of Europe
Category:Devonian England
Category:Slate formations

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