Writhlington Geological Nature Reserve; foliage assemblage 4: Westphalian D, United Kingdom
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Insecta
- Cnemidolestodea
- Spanioderidae
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Etotabla gillae n. gen., n. sp.
Béthoux and Jarzembowski 2010
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| MNEMG 2009.34 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Geraridae
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Gerarus cf. danielsi
Handlirsch 1906
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| NHM In. 64605 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Paoliida
- Blattinopsidae
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Westphaloblattinopsis edwardsae n. gen., n. sp.
Béthoux and Jarzembowski 2010
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| MNEMG 2009.33.1, 2009.33.2, 2009.45 (3 measurements) | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United Kingdom | State/province: | Somerset |
| Coordinates: | 51.3° North, 2.4° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 0.1° South, 9.4° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Carboniferous | Epoch: | Pennsylvanian |
| Stage: | Moscovian | 10 m.y. bin: | Carboniferous 4 |
| Key time interval: | Westphalian D | ||
| Age range of interval: | 309.80000 - 307.40000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Farrington | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Upper Westphalian D: Dicksonites plueckenetii Subzone; Thomas & Cleal, 1994), probably from above the No. 10 Coal Seam |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified "shale" | ||
| Environment: | delta plain | Tectonic setting: | foreland basin |
| Geology comments: Deposited on an upper delta floodplain (Assemblage 4 of Proctor, 1994). | |||
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | mold/impression |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: Deposited at the Maidstone Museum & Bentlif Art Gallery, UK & NHM. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 156594 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | J. Karr | Research group: | paleoentomology |
| Created: | 2014-05-26 18:37:00 | Last modified: | 2014-05-26 18:37:00 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2014-05-26 18:37:00 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 51342. | O. Béthoux and E. A. Jarzembowski. 2010. New basal neopterans from Writhlington (UK, Pennsylvanian). Alavesia 3:87-96 [M. Clapham/J. Karr] |