Sapling Clough, Eumorphoceras yatesae Marine Band (Carboniferous of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (54.0° N, 2.6° W: paleocoordinates 1.2° S, 5.8° E)

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: E2a3 zone, Roeburndale Formation, Arnsbergian (327.0 - 323.7 Ma)

• about 3.0 m thickness section.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, sideritic, gray mudstone

• fissile gray mudstones or 'paper shales' with thin beds of siderite mudstone.

Primary reference: A. Brandon, N. Aitkenhead, R. G. Crofts, R. A. Ellison, D. J. Evans and N. J. Riley. 1998. Geology of the country around Lancaster. Memoir of the British Geological Survey. Sheet 59 (England and Wales) 1-181 [J. Alroy/M. Sommers/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 8623: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Mike Sommers on 11.08.2000

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Myalinida - Myalinidae
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula sp. BruguiƩre 1797