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Branscombe Coastguard station cliff, East Devon, Devon, England, UK
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 50.6879,-3.1062 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | England |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | East Devon, Devon, England, UK |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Branscombe Coastguard station cliff | Pettitt N. E. (1954) | Chalk - Middle Chalk | Formation name remains in informal use but is regarded as obsolete onshore | chalk | 93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Orbirhynchia extensa species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Basiliolidae : Orbirhynchia : Orbirhynchia extensa | 93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Pettitt N. E. (1954) Rhynchonellidae of the British Chalk, Rhynchonellidae of the British Chalk, Part II 107 466, 27-52 |
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!