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Isle of Sheppey , Isle of Sheppey, Swale, Kent, England, UK
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 51.425,0.825 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Isle of Sheppey, Swale, Kent, England, UK |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Isle of Sheppey (OUM collection) | Collins J. (1961) | London Clay | claystone | 56 - 47.8 Ma Eocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Campylostoma matutiforme species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Cenomanocarcinidae : Campylostoma : Campylostoma matutiforme | 56 - 47.8 Ma Eocene |
Mithracia libinioides species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Ocypodidae : Mithracia : Mithracia libinioides | 56 - 47.8 Ma Eocene |
Raninoides gottschei species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Raninidae : Raninoides : Raninoides gottschei | 56 - 47.8 Ma Eocene |
References
Collins J. (1961) Eocene Crabs in a London Clay Nodule, Palaeontology 4 1, 85-86 |
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!