Fossil specimen : BGS GSM91989 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Bivalvia Order Carditida |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Cardinia ingens Tawney |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Cardinia ingens Tawney |
| Registration No. | GSM91989 |
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| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Tawney,EB |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments | Sutton Stone |
| Country | Wales |
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| Locality | Brocastle - Glamorgan - S Wales. |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Lower Lias (Undifferentiated) |
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| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Pliensbachian Age (Jurassic Period) – Hettangian Age (Jurassic Period) (182.7 – 201.3 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Palmer 1975 Bull BNNH 26 1 p.16 pl 5,fig 7 Tawney 1866 QJGS XXII pl 4,fig 2 |
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