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Down Cliff, Symondsbury, West Dorset, Dorset, England, UK
Formation | Down Cliff |
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Age: | 190 - 183 Ma Early Jurassic |
Interval | Margaritatus |
Lithology | sandstone |
Number of Collections | 3 |
Number of Occurrences | 3 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Between Seatown and Eype Mouth | Symondsbury, West Dorset, Dorset, England, UK | Down Cliff |
Associated Units
Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
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Junction Bed | 183 - 182 Ma Early Jurassic | limestone | 5 |
Thorncombe | 190 - 183 Ma Early Jurassic | sandstone | 5 |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Gibbirhynchia muirwoodae species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Gibbirhynchia : Gibbirhynchia muirwoodae | 189.6 - 183 Ma Early Jurassic |
References
Ager D. V. (1954) The genus Gibbirhynchia in the British Domerian, Proceedings of the Geologists' Association 65, 25-51 |
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!