Fossil specimen : BGS GSE5906 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Prestwichia alternata Peach |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Prestwichia alternata Peach |
| Registration No. | GSE5906 |
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| Collector | No name given. |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
|
| Comments | Cementstone Group - Calciferous Sandstone Series. 1" 11. |
| Country | Scotland |
|---|---|
| Locality | Larriston Burn - Newcastleton. |
| 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 | Peach BN 1881 1882 Crust & Arach of Carboniferous of the Borders: Trans Roy Soc Edinburgh Vol 30 Part II pl28.,fig10 |
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