Fossil specimen : BGS Geol.Soc.Coll.5161 –
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Cnidaria Class - Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Astrocoenia gibbosa Duncan |
| Type Status | |
| Name History | Astrocoenia gibbosa Duncan |
| Registration No. | Geol.Soc.Coll.5161 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Tawney, E. B. |
| Donor or Associated Person | Geol Soc Coll 1911 |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments | "I doubt that this sample is from the Liassic of Sutton. It looks like Austrian late Cretaceous" Pers. Comm. Hannes Loeser - Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM)Sept 2009 |
| Country | Wales |
|---|---|
| Locality | Sutton, Glamorgan |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Lower Lias (Undifferentiated) |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Sutton Stone |
| Geological Age |
Pliensbachian Age (Jurassic Period) – Hettangian Age (Jurassic Period) (182.7 – 201.3 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Duncan 1886 Quart Journ Geol Soc 42 p.101 Tomes 1893 Quart Journ Geol Soc 49 p.574 |
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