Fossil specimen : BGS GSE2176 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Diplopoda Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Anthracodesmus macconochiei Peach |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Anthracodesmus macconochiei Peach |
| Registration No. | GSE2176 |
|---|---|
| Collector | A Macconochie 1882 |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments | Calciferous Sandstone Series. 1" 26. |
| Country | Scotland |
|---|---|
| Locality | Lennel Braes - Tweedmill - Coldstream - Berwickshire. |
| Grid Reference | Available from host institution |
| Rock Unit | Ballagan Formation |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Chadian Substage (Carboniferous Period) – Courceyan Substage (Carboniferous Period) (344.5 – 358.9 Ma B.P.) [Closest ICS interval: Visean Age – Tournaisian Age ] |
| References | Peach Proceedings Royal Phys Soc Edinburgh 14 4 + 3,3a Rolfe 1980 Systematic Anoc Special Vol 15 Chapter 6 Fig 4C |
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