Tunstal Hill, Durham (Permian of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (54.9° N, 1.4° W: paleocoordinates 17.4° N, 14.6° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Ford Formation, Wuchiapingian (259.9 - 254.2 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by A. Sedgwick in 1821

Primary reference: J. d. C. Sowerby. 1824. No. LXXXII of the mineral conchology of Great Britain; or colored figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the Earth. The Mineral Conchology of Great Britain 5:115-130 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 116169: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 06.09.2011

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
"Arca tumida n. sp." = Parallelodon striatus
"Arca tumida n. sp." = Parallelodon striatus von Schlotheim 1816 clam