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Blackwater Limestone - Drumflugh Limestone, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK
Formation | Blackwater Limestone |
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Member | Drumflugh Limestone |
Age: | 336 - 326 Ma Carboniferous |
Interval | Brigantian |
Lithology | limestone/"shale" |
Number of Collections | 2 |
Number of Occurrences | 7 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Benburb | Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK | Blackwater Limestone - Drumflugh Limestone |
Associated Units
Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
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Blackstokes Limestone - Gorestown Mudstone | 339 - 336 Ma Carboniferous | mudstone/lime mudstone | 21 |
Blackstokes Limestone - Rookwood Limestone | 339 - 336 Ma Carboniferous | limestone/"shale" | 9 |
Blackwater Limestone - Benburb Mudstone | 336 - 326 Ma Carboniferous | mudstone/"limestone" | 11 |
Blackwater Limestone - Glenview Limestone | 339 - 326 Ma Carboniferous | limestone | 4 |
Blackwater Limestone - Outlet limestone | 336 - 326 Ma Carboniferous | limestone | 7 |
Blackwater Limestone - Tullymore Limestone | 339 - 336 Ma Carboniferous | limestone | 8 |
Carrickaness Sandstone | 339 - 336 Ma Carboniferous | sandstone/siltstone | 7 |
Maydown Limestone | 339 - 336 Ma Carboniferous | limestone/"shale" | 10 |
Maydown Limestone - Crow Hill Conglomerate and Sandstone | 339 - 336 Ma Carboniferous | conglomerate/sandstone | 6 |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Griffithides (Metaphillipsia) sp. subgenus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Phillipsia : Griffithides (Metaphillipsia) | 336 - 326.4 Ma Carboniferous |
Gigantoproductus sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Monticuliferidae : Gigantoproductus | 336 - 326.4 Ma Carboniferous |
Pugilis sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : Pugilis | 336 - 326.4 Ma Carboniferous |
Pseudozaphrentoides sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Cyathopsidae : Pseudozaphrentoides | 336 - 326.4 Ma Carboniferous |
Lithostrotion sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Lithostrotionidae : Lithostrotion | 336 - 326.4 Ma Carboniferous |
References
Mitchell W. I., Mitchell M. (1983) The Lower Carboniferous (Upper Visean) succession at Benburb, Northern Ireland, Reports of the Institute of Geological Sciences 82/12, 1-10 |
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!