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Ridge Cliff , Chideock, West Dorset, Dorset, England, UK
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 50.72,-2.815 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | England |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Chideock, West Dorset, Dorset, England, UK |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Ridge Cliff (Down Cliff Sands) | Lord A. (1972) | Down Cliff Sands | Stokesi subzone | not reported | 189.6 - 183 Ma Early Jurassic |
Ridge Cliff (Eype Clay) | Lord A. (1972) | Eype Clay | Stokesi subzone | not reported | 189.6 - 183 Ma Early Jurassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Wicherella semiora species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Progonocytheridae : Wicherella : Wicherella semiora | 189.6 - 183 Ma Early Jurassic |
Gramannella apostolescui species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Gramannella : Gramannella apostolescui | 189.6 - 183 Ma Early Jurassic |
References
Lord A. (1972) Wicherella and Gramannella, two new genera of Lower Jurassic Ostracoda from England, Palaeontology 15, 187-196 |
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!