Fossil specimen : BGS GSM86790 – Paratype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Trilobita Order Asaphida |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Bettonia irregularis Whittard |
| Type Status | Paratype |
| Name History | Bettonia irregularis Whittard Bettonia chamberlaini Elles |
| Registration No. | GSM86790 |
|---|---|
| Collector | WF Whittard 1957 |
| Donor or Associated Person | WF Whittard 1957 |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Holywell and Whitehouse brooks, Rorrington, Shropshire |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Betton Shale Formation |
|---|---|
| Biozone | murchisoni |
| Geological Age |
Abereiddian Stage (Ordovician Period) (460.5 – 465.5 Ma B.P.) [Closest ICS interval: Darriwilian Age ] |
| References | Whittard, WF, 1956, Pal. Soc. Mon. "Ordovician Trilobites of the Shelve Inlier W Shropshire" p.69 |
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