Wensleydale, Simonstone Limestone IVa: Brigantian, United Kingdom

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Endothyridae
Orobias ornata
Endothyra bowmani Phillips 1846
Archaediscidae
Archaediscus karreri
Strophomenata - Productida - Monticuliferidae
Gigantoproductus latissimus
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Camarotoechiidae
Camarotoechia pleurodon
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Actinoconchus lamellosus (Léveillé 1835)
recombined as Athyris lamellosa
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
Straparollus cf. catillus (Martin 1793)
original and current combination Helix catillus
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lithostrotionidae
Lithostrotion pauciradiale
Lithostrotion decipiens (McCoy 1849)
Lithostrotion junceum Fabre 1955
Orionastraea garwoodi
subsp. pristina
Diphyphyllum cf. lateseptatum
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Aulophyllidae
Dibunophyllum bipartitum (McCoy 1849)
subsp. bipartitum
Anthozoa - Auloporida - Syringoporidae
Syringopora sp. Goldfuss 1826
see common names

Geography
Country:United Kingdom State/province:England
Coordinates: 54.3° North, 2.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:3.5° South, 3.4° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Carboniferous Epoch:Mississippian
Stage:Visean 10 m.y. bin:Carboniferous 2
Key time interval:Brigantian
Age range of interval:336.30000 - 330.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Middle Limestone Formation:Simonstone Limestone IVa
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Secondary lithology: lithified sandy "limestone"
Environment:shallow subtidal indet.
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:73401
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2007-06-14 07:10:27 Last modified:2007-06-14 10:10:27
Access level:the public Released:2007-06-14 07:10:27
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

24641.1% 20080D. Moore. 1958. The Yoredale Series of Upper Wensleydale and adjacent parts of North-West Yorkshire. Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society 31(2):91-148 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]