Fossil specimen : BGS Geol.Soc.Coll.6899 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Brachiopoda Class - Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Dolerorthis plicatus (Sowerby) |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Dolerorthis plicatus (Sowerby) Spirifer? plicatus Hesperorthis plicatus |
| Registration No. | Geol.Soc.Coll.6899 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Geol.Soc. Ex Sir Murchison 1911 |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments |
| Country | Wales |
|---|---|
| Locality | Goleugoed,S. of Llandovery |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated) |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Llandovery Epoch (Silurian Period) (433.4 – 443.8 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Murchison,Sil.Syst.1839,as Spirifer ? plicatus pl.XXI,fig.6 Temple,1970,Pal.Soc.Mon.pg.14 Whittard & Barker Ann Mag Nat Hist Ser 12 vol III 1950 pg 564 Williams A Quart Jour Geol Soc vol CVII pt 1 1951 pg 89 Williams A Quart Journ Geol Soc vol CVII pt 1 1951 pg 89 |
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