Fossil specimen : SM A 40364 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Plantae Phylum - Class - Order - |
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| Fossil Name | Eophyton palmatum Nicholson |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Eophyton palmatum Nicholson Eophyton palmatum Nicholson: Holotype |
| Registration No. | A 40364 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Nicholson |
| Held By |
 Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge
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| Comments |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Barff, Keswick, Cumberland, England |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Skiddaw Slate (lower beds) |
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| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Abereiddian Stage (Ordovician Period) – Arenig Series (Ordovician Period) (460.5 – 477.7 Ma B.P.) [Closest ICS interval: Darriwilian Age – Early Ordovician Epoch ] |
| References | Nicholson 1869. Geological Magazine vol. vi (2): P.497 PL. XVIII FIG. C Woods, H. 1891. Catalogue of the Type Fossils in the Woodwardian Museum, Cambridge. Henry Woods with preface by T. McKenny Hughes CUP. 180+xiv SPL: II. 16 (3): p.1 |
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