Where: England, United Kingdom (54.5° N, 0.6° W: paleocoordinates 43.3° N, 9.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Saltwick Formation (Ravenscar Group), Aalenian (174.1 - 170.3 Ma)

• found as loose blocks, but later (Kendall 1908) identified as coming from layer about 6 m above base of formation

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial-deltaic; sideritic, ooidal, red sandstone and claystone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast, trace

Collected by H. Brodrick in 1907-1908

Collection methods: surface (float), surface (in situ),

• originals collected for Whitby Museum; casts at BMNH. Brodrick 1907: "The two casts which I wish to refer to were found at Saltwick on two separate rocks, which had evidently fallen from the cliff above, they were both close to the cottage, and in fact, one had been used as a portion of a flight of steps leading to a table used by Mrs. Agar's visitors for tea."

Primary reference: H. Brodrick. 1907. A find!. Report of the Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society 85:8-9 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 82233: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 25.07.2008

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