Fossil specimen : BGS GSM35606 – Syntype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Trilobita Order Corynexochida |
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| Fossil Name | Scutellum (Eobronteus) hibernicum (Portlock) |
| Type Status | Syntype |
| Name History | Scutellum (Eobronteus) hibernicum (Portlock) Bronteus hibernicus Bronteus (Eobronteus) hibernicus (Portlock) Bronteus laticauda (Wahl) |
| Registration No. | GSM35606 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Portlock |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|
| Locality | Desertcreight, Tyrone,N. Ireland |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated) |
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| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Caradoc Series (Ordovician Period) (449 – 458.4 Ma B.P.) [Closest ICS interval: Late Ordovician Epoch ] |
| References | Portlock, 1843, Geol. Rep. Londonderry etc. op. cit. pg. 270 as [Bronteus hibernicus] pl. V, fig. 8a,8b Reed, 1928, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ,Ser. 10, 1,pg. 73 as [Bronteus (Eobronteus) hibernicus (Portlock) Reed, 1952, proc. Roy. Irish. Acad. ,55, B, No. 3, pg. 115 as [Scutellum (Eobronteus)hibernicum (Port.) Schmidt, F.,1894, Rev. Osbalt,Sil. Tril. ,Abt.IV, pg. 34 as [Bronteus laticauda (Wahl)] Schmidt,F. 1894,Rev. Osbalt. Sil. Tril. ,Abt. IV,pg. 34 as [Bronteus laticauda (Wahl)] Sinclair,1949, J. Pal. v. 23 pt. 1 pg. 53 pl. 14,fig. 11 (right) |
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