Gellideg, roof of Mynyddislwyn Seam (Carboniferous of the United Kingdom)

Where: Wales, United Kingdom (51.8° N, 3.4° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 0.0° N, 8.6° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Pennant Sandstone Formation, Westphalian D (309.8 - 307.5 Ma)

• Roof of Mynyddislwyn Seam.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; lithified, blue shale

• South Wales coalfield, deposited in Variscan foreland basin

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Reposited in the BGS

Primary reference: E. Dix and J. Pringle. 1929. On the fossil Xiphosura from the South Wales Coalfield with a note on the myriapod Euphoberia. Summary of Progress of the Geological Survey of Great Britain and the Museum of Practical Geology for the Year 1928, Part II 90-113 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 216533: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 18.12.2020

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Taxonomic list

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Xiphosura
 Xiphosurida - Belinuridae
"Euproops islwyni n. sp." = Euproops danae, "Euproops gwenti n. sp." = Euproops danae
"Euproops islwyni n. sp." = Euproops danae Meek and Worthen 1865
"Euproops gwenti n. sp." = Euproops danae Meek and Worthen 1865