Fossil specimen : BGS GSM10174 – Syntype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Trilobita Order Asaphida |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Ogygiocaris murchisoniae (Murchison) |
| Type Status | Syntype |
| Name History | Ogygiocaris murchisoniae (Murchison) Niobe menapiensis Hicks |
| Registration No. | GSM10174 |
|---|---|
| Collector | H. Hicks |
| Donor or Associated Person | H. Hicks 1875 |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments |
| Country | Wales |
|---|---|
| Locality | St. David's |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Arenig Rocks (Undifferentiated) |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Arenig Series (Ordovician Period) (465.5 – 477.7 Ma B.P.) [Closest ICS interval: Mid Ordovician Epoch – Early Ordovician Epoch ] |
| References | Hicks, 1872, 'Tremadoc Rocks of St. David's' QJGS. vol.XXXIX pl.IV fig.2 Whittard, WF, 1963, Pal. Soc. Mon. "Ordovician Trilobites of the Shelve Inlier W Shropshire, pt. VII" p.240-241 pl.XXXVIII fig.10 |
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