Fossil specimen : BGS GSM49768 – Lectotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Hemichordata Class Graptolithina Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Dicranograptus brevicaulis Elles & Wood |
| Type Status | Lectotype |
| Name History | Dicranograptus brevicaulis Elles & Wood |
| Registration No. | GSM49768 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Survey |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Spy Burn Chirbury Shropshire |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Rorrington Shale Formation |
|---|---|
| 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 | Elles & Wood 1904 Monogr British Graptolites pl 24 fig 3a Hughes 1989 Pal Soc Mon fig 19b |
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