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Dufton Shales - Upper, Culgaith, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK

FormationDufton Shales
MemberUpper
Age:450 - 446 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
IntervalPusgillian
Lithologyshale, mudstone
Number of Collections39
Number of Occurrences188

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
acinaces-magnus equivalent ZonesCulgaith, Eden, Cumbria, England, UKDufton Shales - Upper

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Dufton Shales450 - 446 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
shale4
Dufton Shales - Middle452 - 450 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
shale56

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Tentaculites sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Tentaculitidae : Tentaculites449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Polyzoa
unranked clade
99Animalia : Polyzoa449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Lepidocoleus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Phyllodocida : Lepidocoleidae : Lepidocoleus449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Ulrichia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Bolliidae : Ulrichia449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Lonchodomas pennatus
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Raphiophoridae : Lonchodomas : Lonchodomas pennatus449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Remopleurides sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Remopleurididae : Remopleurides449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Tretaspis sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Trinucleidae : Tretaspis449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Tretaspis ceriodes
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Trinucleidae : Tretaspis : Tretaspis ceriodes449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Tretaspis kiaeri
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Trinucleidae : Tretaspis : Tretaspis kiaeri449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Platylichas laxatus
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Lichidae : Platylichas : Platylichas laxatus449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Diacalymene sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calymenidae : Diacalymene449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Flexicalymene onniensis
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calymenidae : Flexicalymene : Flexicalymene onniensis449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Gravicalymene sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calymenidae : Gravicalymene449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Pseudosphaerexochus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Cheiruridae : Pseudosphaerexochus449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Dalmanites sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Dalmanitidae : Dalmanites449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Dalmanitina sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Dalmanitidae : Dalmanitina449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Duftonia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Dalmanitidae : Duftonia449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Atractopyge sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Encrinuridae : Atractopyge449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Paracybeloides sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Encrinuridae : Paracybeloides449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Brongniartella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Homalonotidae : Brongniartella449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Calyptaulax norvegicus
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Pterygometopidae : Calyptaulax : Calyptaulax norvegicus449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Toxochasmops (Schmidtops) maxima
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Pterygometopidae : Toxochasmops : Toxochasmops (Schmidtops) maxima449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Orthida
order
4Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Onniella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dalmanellidae : Onniella449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Onniella broeggeri
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dalmanellidae : Onniella : Onniella broeggeri449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Glyptorthis crispa
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Glyptorthidae : Glyptorthis : Glyptorthis crispa449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Dinorthis sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plaesiomyidae : Dinorthis449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Chonetoidea sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Chonetoidea449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Chonetoidea iduna
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Chonetoidea : Chonetoidea iduna449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Sampo sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptestiidae : Sampo449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Leptaena sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Leptaena449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Rafinesquina sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Rafinesquina449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Sowerbyella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Sowerbyellidae : Sowerbyella449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Strophomena (Strophodonta) sp.
subgenus
6.3Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophodontidae : Strophomena (Strophodonta)449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Favosites sp.
genus
6Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : Favosites449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Climacograptus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Hemichordata : Pterobranchia : Diplograptidae : Climacograptus449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Dicellograptus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Hemichordata : Dicranograptidae : Dicellograptus449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Sinuites sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sinuitidae : Sinuites449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Tropidodiscus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Tropidodiscus449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Holopea sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Holopeidae : Holopea449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Cornulites sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cornulitidae : Cornulites449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician

References

Dean W. T. (1959) The stratigraphy of the Caradoc series in the Cross Fell Inlier, Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society 32 2, 185-228
Dean W. T. (1961) Trinucleid trilobites from the higher Dufton shales of the Caradoc series in the Cross Fell inlier\r\n, Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society 33 2, 119-131
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!
 
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