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Dounans Limestone, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK

FormationDounans Limestone
Age:479 - 468 Ma
Ordovician
IntervalCassinian
Lithologymudstone
Number of Collections1
Number of Occurrences43

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
EarnNorth Lanarkshire, Scotland, UKDounans Limestone

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Dundee393 - 383 Ma
Devonian		sandstone, sandstone/siltstone, "shale", "limestone"14

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Illaenus oscitatus
species		7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Illaenidae : Illaenus : Illaenus oscitatus478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Ceratocephala sp.
genus		6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Odontopleuridae : Ceratocephala478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Heliomeroides sp.
genus		6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Cheiruridae : Heliomeroides478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Kawina sp.
genus		6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Cheiruridae : Kawina478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Sycophantia seminosa
species		7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Cheiruridae : Sycophantia : Sycophantia seminosa478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Ectenonotus sp.
genus		6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Pliomeridae : Ectenonotus478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Strotactinus sp.
genus		6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Pliomeridae : Strotactinus478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Acidiphorus williamsi
species		7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Bathyuridae : Acidiphorus : Acidiphorus williamsi478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Bathyuridae
family		5Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Bathyuridae478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Punka sp.
genus		6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Bathyuridae : Punka478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Ischyrotoma stubblefieldi
species		7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Dimeropygidae : Ischyrotoma : Ischyrotoma stubblefieldi478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Carolinites genacinaca
species		7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Telephinidae : Carolinites : Carolinites genacinaca478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Distazeris sp.
genus		6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Catillicephalidae : Distazeris478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Orthida
order		4Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Archaeorthis sp.
genus		6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Archaeorthidae : Archaeorthis478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Nothorthis sp.
genus		6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Archaeorthidae : Nothorthis478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Hesperonomiidae
family		5Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Hesperonomiidae478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Orthambonites sp.
genus		6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Orthidae : Orthambonites478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Orthidium sp.
genus		6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Orthidiellidae : Orthidium478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Camerella sp.
genus		6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Pentamerida : Camerellidae : Camerella478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Idiostrophia sp.
genus		6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Pentamerida : Camerellidae : Idiostrophia478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Syntrophiidae
family		5Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Pentamerida : Syntrophiidae478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Trepostomatida
order		4Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
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100478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Jumudontus sp.
genus		6Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Conodontophorida : Jumudontus478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Oistodus lanceolatus
species		7Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Conodontophorida : Oistodus : Oistodus lanceolatus478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Protopanderodus sp.
genus		6Animalia : Chordata : Protopanderodus478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Scandodus sp.
genus		6Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Scandodus478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Periodon sp.
genus		6Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Ozarkodinida : Periodon478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Parapanderodus sp.
genus		6Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Panderodontida : Panderodontidae : Parapanderodus478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Drepanoistodus sp.
genus		6Animalia : Chordata : Drepanoistodus478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Eucharodus parallelus
species		7Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Protopanderodontida : Protopanderodontidae : Eucharodus : Eucharodus parallelus478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Crinoidea
class		3Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Endoceratoidea
subclass		3.3Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Endoceratoidea478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Gastropoda
class		3Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Cyrtodiscus sp.
genus		6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sinuitidae : Cyrtodiscus478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Maclurites sp.
genus		6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Maclureadae : Maclurites478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Murchisonia sp.
genus		6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Murchisoniidae : Murchisonia478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Straparollinidae
family		5Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Straparollinidae478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Subulites sp.
genus		6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Subulitidae : Subulites478.6 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician

References

Ingham J. K., Curry G. B., et al (1986) Early Ordovician Dounans Limestone fauna, Highland Border Complex, Scotland, Earth Sciences 76, 481-513
Ethington R. L., Austin R. L. (1991) Conodonts of the Dounans Limestone, Highland Border Complex, Scotland, Journal of Micropaleontology 10 1, 51-56
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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