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Cliffs behind Carn Mor landslip/Airigh Baine, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 57.1809,-6.1103 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Scotland |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Cliffs behind Carn Mor landslip/Airigh Baine | Turner J. (1966) | Base of sandstones is very fossiliferous, with cardioceratids of the basal Plicatilis Zone | sandstone | 163.5 - 157.3 Ma Jurassic | |
Cliffs behind Carn Mor landslip/Airigh Baine 2 | Turner J. (1966) | Antecedens Subzone possibly also Decipens Zone higher in section. | sandstone | 163.5 - 157.3 Ma Jurassic | |
Cliffs behind Carn Mor landslip/Airigh Baine 3 | Turner J. (1966) | "shale" | 163.5 - 157.3 Ma Jurassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Bivalvia class | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia | 163.5 - 157.3 Ma Jurassic |
Amoeboceras sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Cardioceratidae : Amoeboceras | 163.5 - 157.3 Ma Jurassic |
Cardioceras sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Cardioceratidae : Cardioceras | 163.5 - 157.3 Ma Jurassic |
Perisphinctidae family | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Perisphinctidae | 163.5 - 157.3 Ma Jurassic |
References
Turner J. (1966) The Oxford Clay of Skye, Scalpay and Eigg, Scottish Journal of Geology 2 3, 243-252 |
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!