Fossil specimen : BGS GSE5803 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class - Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Anthracocaris scotica (Peach) |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Anthracocaris scotica (Peach) |
| Registration No. | GSE5803 |
|---|---|
| Collector | No name given. |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments | Calciferous Sandstone Series. 1" 11. |
| Country | Scotland |
|---|---|
| Locality | River Esk - Glencartholm - Dumfries. |
| Grid Reference | Available from host institution |
| Rock Unit | Strathclyde Group |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Brigantian Substage (Carboniferous Period) – Chadian Substage (Carboniferous Period) (329 – 346.7 Ma B.P.) [Closest ICS interval: Visean Age – Tournaisian Age ] |
| References | Calman 1933 Ann Mag Nat Hist Vol II p.562 Peach BN 1880 1881 Crustacea: Lower Carboniferous of Eskdale & Liddesdale - Trans Roy Soc Edinburgh Vol 30 Part I plx.,fig10 Peach BN 1908 Higher Crustacea Carboniferous Rocks Scotland: Mem Geol Survey plviii.,fig1 Schram 1979 Fieldiana Vol 40 p.101 Fig 46A |
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