Also known as Whiteadder Water near Chirnside

Where: Scotland, United Kingdom (55.8° N, 2.2° W: paleocoordinates 10.4° S, 1.2° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Miospore CM other zone, Ballagan Formation, Tournaisian (358.9 - 346.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology: pond; lithified, micaceous, pyritic, gray siltstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Collection methods: Repository: National Museums Scotland (UMZC)

Primary reference: S. Henderson, E. M. Dunne, S. A. Fasey and S. Giles. 2023. The early diversification of ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii): hypotheses, challenges and future prospects. Biological Reviews 98:284-315 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 229981: authorized by Emma Dunne, entered by Sophie Fasey on 21.04.2023

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