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New Red Sandstone - Kingscourt Sandstone - Middle Sandstone, Meath County, Leinster, Ireland
| Group | New Red Sandstone |
|---|---|
| Formation | Kingscourt Sandstone |
| Member | Middle Sandstone |
| Age: | 252 - 251 Ma Phanerozoic |
| Interval | Griesbachian |
| Tectonic Setting | Foreland basin |
| Lithology | sandstone/"shale" |
| Number of Collections | 2 |
| Number of Occurrences | 20 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Conglomerate Member Kingscourt | Meath County, Leinster, Ireland | New Red Sandstone - Kingscourt Sandstone - Middle Sandstone |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Red Sandstone - Kingscourt Gypsum | 260 - 254 Ma Permian | shale | 6 |
| New Red Sandstone - Kingscourt Gypsum - Lower Gypsum | 260 - 254 Ma Permian | evaporite/"shale" | 56 |
| New Red Sandstone - Kingscourt Gypsum - Lower Mudstone | 260 - 254 Ma Permian | mudstone/"shale" | 49 |
| New Red Sandstone - Kingscourt Gypsum - Middle Mudstone | 260 - 254 Ma Permian | mudstone/claystone | 7 |
| New Red Sandstone - Kingscourt Gypsum - Upper Gypsum | 260 - 254 Ma Permian | evaporite/mudstone | 6 |
| New Red Sandstone - Kingscourt Gypsum - Upper Mudstone | 260 - 254 Ma Permian | mudstone/"shale" | 7 |
| New Red Sandstone - Kingscourt Sandstone - Siltstone | 252 - 251 Ma Phanerozoic | siltstone/sandstone | 8 |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Acritarchaunranked clade | Acritarcha | 252.17 - 251.3 Ma Phanerozoic |
 Klausipollenites sp.genus | Plantae : Klausipollenites | 252.17 - 251.3 Ma Phanerozoic |
| Lundbladispora sp. genus | Lundbladispora | 252.17 - 251.3 Ma Phanerozoic |
| Vitreisporites pallidus species | Vitreisporites : Vitreisporites pallidus | 252.17 - 251.3 Ma Phanerozoic |
 Cycadopites sp.genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopites | 252.17 - 251.3 Ma Phanerozoic |
References
| Visscher H. (1971) The Permian and Triassic of the Kingscourt Outlier, Ireland, Geological Survey of Ireland Special Paper 1, 1-114 |
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!
