Where: England, United Kingdom (54.3° N, 2.2° W: paleocoordinates 3.5° S, 3.4° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Middle Limestone V Cyclothem Formation (Middle Limestone Group), Brigantian (336.0 - 326.4 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: deltaic; lithified, calcareous shale and lithified sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: D. Moore. 1958. The Yoredale Series of Upper Wensleydale and adjacent parts of North-West Yorkshire. Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society 31(2):91-148 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 73421: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 15.06.2007
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Scyphozoa | |
Conularia quadrisulcata jellyfish | |
Gastropoda | |
"Latischisma cf. globosa" = Shansiella globosa
"Latischisma cf. globosa" = Shansiella globosa Thomas 1940 snail | |
Glabrocingulum atomarium Phillips 1836 snail | |
Hesperiella thomsoni de Koninck 1883 snail | |
"Neilsonia acuminata" = Spiroscala acuminata
"Neilsonia acuminata" = Spiroscala acuminata Thomas 1940 snail | |
Bivalvia | |
Aviculopecten cf. clathratus, Aviculopecten cf. incrassatus, Aviculopecten interstitialis, Aviculopecten cf. plicatus
Aviculopecten cf. clathratus scallop
Aviculopecten cf. incrassatus scallop
Aviculopecten interstitialis scallop
Aviculopecten cf. plicatus scallop | |
"Pseudamusium ellipticum" = Streblopteria elliptica
"Pseudamusium ellipticum" = Streblopteria elliptica Phillips 1836 scallop | |
"Amusium concentricum" = Pernopecten concentricum
"Amusium concentricum" = Pernopecten concentricum Hind 1903 scallop | |
Edmondia arcuata clam | |
"Leda attenuata" = Nuculana
"Leda attenuata" = Nuculana pointed nut clam | |
"Nucula cf. undata" = Prosoleptus lineata
"Nucula cf. undata" = Prosoleptus lineata Goldfuss 1837 clam | |
Strophomenata | |
Productus productus, Eomarginifera derbiensis, Eomarginifera cf. lobata, Eomarginifera tissingtonensis, Overtonia fimbriata
Productus productus Martin 1809
Overtonia fimbriata Sowerby 1824 | |
Rhynchonellata | |
Camarophoria crumena Martin 1809 | |
Rhipidomella michelini L'Eveille 1835 | |
Schizophoria resupinata Martin 1809 | |
Martinia aff. decora Phillips 1836 | |
Lingulata | |
Trilobita | |
Weberides mucronatus McCoy 1844 trilobite |