Where: Scotland, United Kingdom (58.1° N, 3.8° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 39.9° N, 11.8° E (Wright 2013)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Kimmeridgian (157.3 - 152.1 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; black, gray, calcareous shale
Size classes: macrofossils, microfossils
Preservation: mold/impression, adpression, original carbon, original cellulose
Collection methods: quarrying, chemical, mechanical,
Primary reference: J. H. A. Van Konijnenburg-van Cittert and J. Van der Burgh. 1996. Review of the Kimmeridgian flora of Sutherland, Scotland with reference to the ecology and in situ pollen. Geologists' Association 107:97-105 [C. Looy/W. Puijk/W. Puijk]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 31207: authorized by Cindy Looy, entered by Wilma Puijk on 23.04.2003
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Cycadopsida | |
Pseudoctenis eathiensis Richards 1911 cycads | |
Nilsonia orientalis Heer 1878 cycads | |
Ginkgoopsida | |
Ginkgo sp. Linnaeus 1771 ginkgo | |
Pteridopsida | |
Polypodiopsida | |
Phlebopteris dunkeri, "Matonidium goeppertii" = Matonidium goepperti, Hausmannia buchii, Hausmannia dichotoma
"Matonidium goeppertii" = Matonidium goepperti Ettingshausen 1871
Hausmannia buchii Andrae 1855
Hausmannia dichotoma Dunker 1846 | |
Equisetum sp. Linnaeus 1753 horsetail | |
Gymnospermopsida | |
Peltaspermopsida | |
Pachypteris lanceolata Brongniart 1829 | |
Sphenopteridae | |
Sphenopteris sp. Sternberg 1825 | |
Pinopsida | |
Elatides curvifolia Dunker 1846 yew | |