Shelve District, Shropshire, Arenig, Mytton Flags, Locality 18: Arenig, United Kingdom

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Anomalorthidae
Astraborthis uniplicata
1 individual
(2 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae
Lenorthis cf. proava (Salter 1865)
3 individuals
recombined as Orthambonites proava
Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae
Palaeoglossa myttonensis
1 individual
Lingulata - Lingulida - Elkaniidae
Monobolina plumbea
2 individuals
see common names

Geography
Country:United Kingdom State/province:Shropshire
Coordinates: 52.7° North, 2.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:66.1° South, 15.7° West
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period: Ordovician
10 m.y. bin: Ordovician 2
Key time interval: Arenig
Age range of interval: 477.7 - 468.4 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Mytton Flags
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:micaceous siltstone
Secondary lithology: "shale"
Lithology description: unlaminated micaceous siltstones and fine-grained crystal tuffs, with occassional laminated siltstones and shales.
Environment:offshore
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Collection method comments: Brachiopods only
Metadata
Database number:43927
Authorizer:M. Patzkowsky Enterer:A. Krug
Modifier:J. Alroy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-08-29 11:25:21 Last modified:2012-08-20 22:21:11
Access level:the public Released:2004-08-29 11:25:21
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

11552. A. Williams. 1974. Ordovician Brachiopoda from the Shelve District, Shropshire. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Geology), Supplement 11:1-158 [M. Patzkowsky/A. Krug/M. Uhen]