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Elton, England, UK
| Formation | Elton |
|---|---|
| Age: | 427 - 423 Ma Silurian |
| Interval | Ludlow |
| Lithology | mudstone, "shale" |
| Number of Collections | 24 |
| Number of Occurrences | 38 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bringewood | 427 - 426 Ma Silurian | mudstone/siltstone | 50 |
| Coalbrookdale | 433 - 431 Ma Silurian | mudstone, "shale" | 46 |
| Downton Castle Sandstone - Ludlow Bone Bed | 423 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | sandstone/dolomite, sandstone | 89 |
| Lower Leintwardine | 421 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | siltstone/grainstone, siltstone, "siliciclastic", "limestone"/siltstone, "shale" | 106 |
| Lower Whitcliffe | 426 - 423 Ma Silurian | mudstone | 36 |
| Upper Bringewood | 427 - 426 Ma Silurian | lime mudstone/grainstone, siltstone/wackestone, grainstone/packstone, grainstone, grainstone/siltstone, grainstone/"shale", grainstone/lime mudstone | 221 |
| Upper Whitcliffe | 423 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | siltstone | 153 |
| Wenlock Limestone | 431 - 427 Ma Silurian | 39 | |
| Whitcliffe | 426 - 423 Ma Silurian | siltstone/"shale", "shale", mudstone/"limestone" | 190 |
Recorded Fossils
References
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!
