Fossil specimen : SM A 40409 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Plantae Phylum - Class - Order - |
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| Fossil Name | Palaeochorda major McCoy |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Palaeochorda major McCoy Palaeochorda major McCoy: Holotype Palaeochorda major McCoy |
| Registration No. | A 40409 |
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| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge
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| Comments |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Kirkfell, Scawgill, Lake District |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Skiddaw Slate |
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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 | McCoy 1848 b. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London vol. iv (1): p.225 McCoy 1851 a. A synopsis of the classification of the British Palaeozoic rocks with a systematic description of the British Palaeozoic fossils (2): pl. i a fig.3A/441, tablet 29 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.44 |
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