Where: England, United Kingdom (53.0° N, 1.5° W: paleocoordinates 2.1° S, 6.6° E)

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: E2a2-beta zone, Arnsbergian (327.0 - 323.7 Ma)

• Edale Shale Group. 53.52 m of interbedded, turbiditic, sharp-soled sandstones and siltstones with some mudstones. Within 2.54 m of this unit is the fossiliferous band, b/w total depth of 167.54-170.08 meters, 34.54 m above top of E2a2 marine band.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: delta front; lithified, gray, silty, calcareous mudstone

Collection methods: core,

Primary reference: A. Brandon, N. J. Riley, A. A. Wilson and R. A. Wilson. 1995. Three new early Namurian (E1c-E2a) marine bands in central and northern England, UK, and their bearing on correlations with the Askrigg Block. Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society 50:333-355 [J. Alroy/M. Sommers/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 8628: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Mike Sommers on 11.08.2000

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