Fossil specimen : BGS Geol.Soc.Coll.6828 – Syntype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Trilobita Order Asaphida |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Salterolithus caractaci (Murchison) |
| Type Status | Syntype |
| Name History | Salterolithus caractaci (Murchison) Trinucleus concentricus Eaton |
| Registration No. | Geol.Soc.Coll.6828 |
|---|---|
| Collector | RI Murchison |
| Donor or Associated Person | Geol.Soc. 1911 |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments |
| Country | Wales |
|---|---|
| Locality | Welshpool, Montgomeryshire |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated) |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Caradoc Series (Ordovician Period) (449 – 458.4 Ma B.P.) [Closest ICS interval: Late Ordovician Epoch ] |
| References | Bancroft 1949 Mem. Proc. Man. Lit. Phil. Soc. Vol. 73 p.78-82 Cave, 1957, Geol. Mag. vol 94 p.284 Cited Bancroft 1949 Proc. Roy. Soc. B Vol. 13, No. 883 p.293 Cited Whittard, 1958, Mon Paloent p.83 Dean 1960 Bull BM (NH) Vol. 4, No 4 p.96 Murchison 1839 "Silurian System" pl 23 fig 1a Refigd Murchison 1854 Siluria pl 4 fig 4 Silurian System pl 23 fig 10a |
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