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Baggy Sandstones Site A, North Devon, Devon, England, UK

Lat/Long (Decimal)	51.1167,-4
Co-ordinates Derivation	based on nearby landmark
Given Location	England
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	North Devon, Devon, England, UK

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Baggy Sandstones Site A	Edmonds E. A., Whittaker A., et al (1985)	Baggy Sandstones	Thought to be uppermost Devonian (Wocklumeria).	siltstone	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Baggy Sandstones Site B	Edmonds E. A., Whittaker A., et al (1985)	Baggy Sandstones	Thought to be uppermost Devonian (Wocklumeria).	siltstone	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Baggy Sandstones Site C	Edmonds E. A., Whittaker A., et al (1985)	Baggy Sandstones	Thought to be uppermost Devonian (Wocklumeria).	siltstone	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Baggy Sandstones Site D	Edmonds E. A., Whittaker A., et al (1985)	Baggy Sandstones	Thought to be uppermost Devonian (Wocklumeria).	siltstone	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Baggy Sandstones Site E	Edmonds E. A., Whittaker A., et al (1985)	Baggy Sandstones	Thought to be uppermost Devonian (Wocklumeria).	siltstone	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Baggy Sandstones Site F	Edmonds E. A., Whittaker A., et al (1985)	Baggy Sandstones	Thought to be uppermost Devonian (Wocklumeria).	siltstone	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Baggy Sandstones Site G	Edmonds E. A., Whittaker A., et al (1985)	Baggy Sandstones	Thought to be uppermost Devonian (Wocklumeria).	siltstone	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Baggy Sandstones Site H	Edmonds E. A., Whittaker A., et al (1985)	Baggy Sandstones	Thought to be uppermost Devonian (Wocklumeria).	siltstone	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Unspecified localities [Baggy Formation]	Ambler M. R. W. (1992)	Baggy	AGE: Thought to be uppermost Devonian (Wocklumeria).	siltstone	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Animalia kingdom	Animalia	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Plantae kingdom	Plantae	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Echinocaris sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Echinocarididae : *Echinocaris*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Lingula sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Lingulidae : *Lingula*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Lingula squamiformis species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Lingulidae : Lingula : *Lingula squamiformis*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Ptychomaletoechia sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Trigonirhynchiidae : *Ptychomaletoechia*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Crinoidea class	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Bivalvia class	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Pleurophorella munda species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Kalenteridae : Pleurophorella : *Pleurophorella munda*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Cypricardella sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : *Cypricardella*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Cyrtodontidae family	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cyrtodontidae	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Paracyclas sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Cycloconchidae : *Paracyclas*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Goniophora sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Modiomorphida : Modiomorphidae : *Goniophora*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Prothyris contorta species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Grammysiidae : Prothyris : *Prothyris contorta*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Sanguinolites sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Grammysiidae : *Sanguinolites*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Palaeoneilo sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Malletiidae : *Palaeoneilo*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Palaeoneilo constricta species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Malletiidae : Palaeoneilo : *Palaeoneilo constricta*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Palaeoneilo lirata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Palaeoneilo : *Palaeoneilo lirata*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Nuculoidea sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : *Nuculoidea*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Leptodesma (Leptodesma) sp. subgenus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pterineidae : Leptodesma : *Leptodesma (Leptodesma)*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Pterineidae family	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pterineidae	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Ptychopteria sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pterineidae : *Ptychopteria*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Aviculopecten sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Myalinidae : *Aviculopecten*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Edmondia sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Adapedonta : Edmondiidae : *Edmondia*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Eoschizodus sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Eoschizodidae : *Eoschizodus*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Dolabra unilateralis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Dolabra : *Dolabra unilateralis*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Bellerophontoidea superfamily	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontida : Bellerophontoidea	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian

References

Edmonds E. A., Whittaker A., et al (1985) , Geology of the country around Ilfracombe and Barnstaple (Memoirs of the British Geological Survey for 1:50000 sheets 277 and 293, new series), 1-97

Ambler M. R. W. (1992) Shallow marine bivalves at the Devonian/Carboniferous boundary from the Velbert Anticline (Rheinisches Schiefergebirge), Annales de la Societie géologique de Belgique 115 2, 405-423

Hendy A. J. W. (2008) Personal opinions and reidentification of pre-Cenozoic Mollusca

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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