Fossil specimen : BGS Geol.Soc.Coll.6882 – Syntype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Brachiopoda Class - Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Hesperorthis dinevorensis Williams |
| Type Status | Syntype |
| Name History | Hesperorthis dinevorensis Williams Nicolella actoniae J. de C. Sowerby |
| Registration No. | Geol.Soc.Coll.6882 |
|---|---|
| Collector | R I Murchison(Geol Soc) 1839 |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments |
| Country | Wales |
|---|---|
| Locality | Builth, Radnorshire |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Llandeilo Rocks (Undifferentiated) |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Caradoc Series (Ordovician Period) – Abereiddian Stage (Ordovician Period) (449 – 465.5 Ma B.P.) [Closest ICS interval: Late Ordovician Epoch – Darriwilian Age ] |
| References | Murchison 1839 "Silurian System" p.638 pl. 20 fig 16 Reed 1917 Trans Roy Soc Edin Vol L1 pt. 4 no. 26 p.860-861 Refigd Murchison 1867 Siluria left hand fig pl 5 fig 12 Whittington & Williams, 1955, Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. Ser. B no. 658 vol. 238 1 Mar. 55 p.406 |
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