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Rhynie Chert, Scotland, UK

Mindat.org Locality Page	Scotland, UK
Lat/Long (Decimal)	57,-2
Co-ordinates Derivation	based on political unit
Given Location	Scotland
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Scotland, UK

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Cove	Meyer-Berthaud B., Stein W. E. (1995)	Cementstone			358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Rhynie Chert, Aberdeenshire, Scotland	Croft W. N., George E. A. (1959)	Dryden Shale	Age determined by Richardson (1967) and Batten (radiometric dating)	chert	410.8 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Prototaxites sp. genus	*Prototaxites*	410.8 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Prototaxites (Nematophyton) sp. subgenus	Prototaxites : *Prototaxites (Nematophyton)*	410.8 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Protacarus crani species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Prostigmata : Eupodidae : Protacarus : *Protacarus crani*	410.8 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Palaeocharinus sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Palaeocharinidae : *Palaeocharinus*	410.8 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Palaeocharinus kidstoni species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Palaeocharinidae : Palaeocharinus : *Palaeocharinus kidstoni*	410.8 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Palaeocharinus rhyniensis species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Palaeocharinidae : Palaeocharinus : *Palaeocharinus rhyniensis*	410.8 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Crussolum sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Chilopoda : Scutigeromorpha : Crussolidae : *Crussolum*	410.8 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Rhyniella praecursor species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Collembola : Entomobryomorpha : Isotomidae : Rhyniella : *Rhyniella praecursor*	410.8 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Rhyniella vermiformis species	Bacteria : Cyanobacteria : Cyanophyceae : Rhyniella : *Rhyniella vermiformis*	410.8 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Stenomyelon sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Calamopityaceae : *Stenomyelon*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic

References

Kidston R., Lang W. H. (1917) On Old Red Sandstone plants showing structure, from the Rhynie Chert Bed, Aberdeenshire. Part I. Rhynia gwynne-vaughanii, Kidston and Lang, Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 51, 761-784

Hirst S. (1923) On some arachnid remains from the Old Red Sandstone (Rhynie Chert Bed, Aberdeenshire), Annual Magazine of Natural History 9, 455-474

Hirst S., Maulik S. (1926) On some arthropod remains from the Rhynie Chert (Old Red Sandstone), Geological Magazine 63, 69-71

Croft W. N., George E. A. (1959) Blue-green algae from the Middle Devonian of Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Geology) 3, 341-353

Meyer-Berthaud B., Stein W. E. (1995) A reinvestigation of Stenomyelon from the late Tournaisian of Scotland, International Journal of Plant Sciences 156 6, 863-895

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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