Kip Burn Formation
| Kip Burn Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Llandovery | |
| Type | Formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Scotland |
| Country | United Kingdom |
The Kip Burn Formation is a geological formation in Scotland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period. This formation is main part of fossil site called Dunside.[1][2]
Paleobiota
[edit]Arthropods
[edit]| Arthropods | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Notes | Images | |
| Slimonia acuminata | A slimonid eurypterid. |  | |
| Erettopterus bilobus | A pterygotid eurypterid. |  | |
| Pterygotus lanarkensis | A pterygotid eurypterid. | ||
| Cruinnopterus scorpioides | A carcinosomatid eurypterid. |  | |
| Eusarcana obesus | A carcinosomatid eurypterid. |  | |
| ?Nanahughmilleria lanceolata | An adelophthalmid eurypterid. | ||
| ?Parastylonurus sigmoidalis | A parastylonurid eurypterid. | ||
| Pseudoniscus falcatus | A synziphosurine. | ||
| Stylonurella spinipes | A stylonurellid eurypterid. |  | |
Chordates
[edit]| Chordates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Notes | Images | |
| Loganellia scotica | A loganelliid thelodont. |  | |
| Birkenia elegans | An birkeniid anaspid. |  | |
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ D., Dineley; S., Metcalf (1999). Fossil Fishes of Great Britain. Geological Conservation Review Series Vol. 16. Peterborough. ISBN 1-86107-470-0.
- ↑ D., Dineley; S., Metcalf (2010). Fossil Arthropods of Great Britain. Geological Conservation Review Series Vol. 35. Peterborough.
- "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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