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Old quarry on Hunterstye, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 54.8064,-2.33806 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | England |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Old quarry on Hunterstye, Upper Crummackdale | Donovan S. K., Paul C.R.C. (1985) | Ashgill Shale | "shale" | 445.2 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Mucronaspis mucronata species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Dalmanitidae : Mucronaspis : Mucronaspis mucronata | 445.2 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic |
Hindella crassa species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Meristellidae : Hindella : Hindella crassa | 445.2 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic |
Eostropheodonta hirnantensis species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptostrophiidae : Eostropheodonta : Eostropheodonta hirnantensis | 445.2 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic |
Stephanocrinus ramsbottomi species | Animalia : Echinodermata : Coronoidea : Coronata : Stephanocrinidae : Stephanocrinus : Stephanocrinus ramsbottomi | 445.2 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic |
References
Donovan S. K., Paul C.R.C. (1985) Coronate echinoderms from the lower Palaeozoic of Britain, Palaeontology 28, 527-543 |
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!