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Fingal - Lucan - 6, Meath County, Leinster, Ireland
| Group | Fingal |
|---|---|
| Formation | Lucan |
| Member | 6 |
| Age: | 343 - 339 Ma Carboniferous |
| Interval | Holkerian |
| Lithology | limestone/"shale" |
| Number of Collections | 1 |
| Number of Occurrences | 12 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Borehole 1439/2 | Meath County, Leinster, Ireland | Fingal - Lucan - 6 |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyne - Feltrim | 359 - 347 Ma Paleozoic | wackestone | 15 |
| Boyne - Slane Castle | 359 - 347 Ma Paleozoic | packstone/wackestone | 6 |
| Boyne - Slane Castle - Knockumber Transition | 359 - 347 Ma Paleozoic | limestone/"shale" | 3 |
| Fingal - Lucan - 1 | 345 - 343 Ma Carboniferous | limestone | 30 |
| Fingal - Lucan - 10 | 339 - 336 Ma Carboniferous | limestone/"shale" | 25 |
| Fingal - Lucan - 2 | 345 - 343 Ma Carboniferous | limestone | 11 |
| Fingal - Lucan - 3 | 345 - 343 Ma Carboniferous | limestone/"shale" | 4 |
| Fingal - Lucan - 4 | 345 - 339 Ma Carboniferous | limestone/"shale" | 20 |
| Fingal - Lucan - 5 | 343 - 339 Ma Carboniferous | limestone/"shale" | 17 |
| Fingal - Lucan - 7 | 343 - 339 Ma Carboniferous | limestone/"shale" | 17 |
| Fingal - Lucan - 8 | 343 - 339 Ma Carboniferous | limestone/"shale" | 4 |
| Fingal - Lucan - 9 | 343 - 336 Ma Carboniferous | limestone/sandstone | 21 |
| Fingal - Naul | 339 - 336 Ma Carboniferous | wackestone/grainstone | 8 |
| Navan - Meath | 359 - 347 Ma Paleozoic | grainstone/packstone | 2 |
| Navan - Moathill - Middle | 359 - 347 Ma Paleozoic | limestone | 1 |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Archaediscus sp.genus | Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Textulariida : Archaediscidae : Archaediscus | 342.8 - 339.4 Ma Carboniferous |
| Uralodiscus sp. genus | Chromista : Foraminifera : Ammarchaediscidae : Uralodiscus | 342.8 - 339.4 Ma Carboniferous |
| Eostaffella sp. genus | Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Eostaffellidae : Eostaffella | 342.8 - 339.4 Ma Carboniferous |
| Tetrataxis sp. genus | Foraminifera : Tetrataxidae : Tetrataxis | 342.8 - 339.4 Ma Carboniferous |
| Valvulinella sp. genus | Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Tetrataxidae : Valvulinella | 342.8 - 339.4 Ma Carboniferous |
 Koninckopora sp.genus | Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Koninckopora | 342.8 - 339.4 Ma Carboniferous |
References
| Strogen P., Jones G. L., et al (1990) Stratigraphy and sedimentology of Lower Carboniferous (Dinantian) boreholes from west county Meath, Ireland, Geological Journal 25, 103-137 |
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!
