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Northfleet , Kent, England, UK
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 51.441,0.336 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | England |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Kent, England, UK |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Northfleet (Coranguinium Zone) | Pettitt N. E. (1950) | Chalk - Upper Chalk | Formation name remains in informal use but is obsolete onshore according to the BGS | chalk | 86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Cretirhynchia (Cretirhynchia) plicatilis species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Cretirhynchia : Cretirhynchia (Cretirhynchia) plicatilis | 86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Pettitt N. E. (1950) Rhynchonellidae of the British Chalk, Rhynchonellidae of the British Chalk, Part I 103 450, 1-26 |
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!