Fossil specimen : BGS GSM87137 – Neotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Trilobita Order Phacopida |
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| Fossil Name | Platycoryphe vulcani Murchison |
| Type Status | Neotype |
| Name History | Platycoryphe vulcani Murchison |
| Registration No. | GSM87137 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Prof Whittard 1961 |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments |
| Country | Wales |
|---|---|
| Locality | Massive Grit, Curscote |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Llanvirn Rocks (Undifferentiated) |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Abereiddian Stage (Ordovician Period) (460.5 – 465.5 Ma B.P.) [Closest ICS interval: Darriwilian Age ] |
| References | Whittard, WF, 1961, Pal. Soc. Mon. "Ordovician Trilobites of the Shelve Inlier W Shropshire, pt. VI" pl 22 figs 8-11 |
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