Fossil specimen : BGS GSM54308 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Cephalopoda Order Nautilida |
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| Fossil Name | Imbricatoceras sp |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Imbricatoceras sp Orthoceras subundulatum Portlock |
| Registration No. | GSM54308 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Portlock |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|
| Locality | Desertcreat, Caradoc |
| 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 | Hewitt & Watkins, 1980 N.Jb. Geol. Pal. Abh. 106 Page 115 p.115 Holland CH Geol. Mag. 1992 Vol 129 Pages 123-124 p.123-124 Portlock 1843 Geol of Londonderry and parts of Tyrone and Fernanagh p.373 pl 28 fig 2 |
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