Fossil specimen : BGS GSM35245 – Lectotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Trilobita Order Lichida |
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| Fossil Name | Metopolichas patriarchus Wyatt-Edgell |
| Type Status | Lectotype |
| Name History | Metopolichas patriarchus Wyatt-Edgell Lichas patriarchus Edgell |
| Registration No. | GSM35245 |
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| Collector | Wyatt-Edgell Coll. 1868 |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments |
| Country | Wales |
|---|---|
| Locality | Pont Ladies Quarry, Ffairfach |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Llandeilo Rocks (Undifferentiated) |
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| 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 | Tripp, 1957, Geol. Mag p.109 fig. 4 B Whittard, WF, 1961, Pal. Soc. Mon. "Ordovician Trilobites of the Shelve Inlier W Shropshire, pt. VI" p.195 XXV Wyatt-Edgell 1866, Geol. Mag. iii p.109 3 |
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