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*****SWAAG_ID***** | 740 |
Date Entered | 21/07/2013 |
Updated on | 22/07/2013 |
Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
Category | Geological Record |
Record Type | Geological HER |
Site Access | Public Access Land |
Record Date | 19/07/2013 |
Location | Walden Beck |
Civil Parish | Bishopdale |
Brit. National Grid | SD 979 794 |
Altitude | 400m |
Geology | Five yard limestone. Fossiliferous limestone as bed of the stream and boulders in stream bed. |
Record Name | Walden Beck. Carboniferous coral sp. unid. Similar to Amplexus coralloides but larger diameter. |
Record Description | Carboniferous coral sp. unid. Similar to Amplexus coralloides but larger.
Reference: British Palaeozoic Fossils Second Ed. 1966.London. |
Dimensions | See photgraphs |
Additional Notes | Other fossils here include Productus and single corals in the limestone of the stream bed, see photos |
Image 1 ID | 4567 Click image to enlarge |
Image 1 Description | Carboniferous coral sp. unid. Similar to Amplexus coralloides but larger. | |
Image 2 ID | 4568 Click image to enlarge |
Image 2 Description | | |
Image 3 ID | 4569 Click image to enlarge |
Image 3 Description | Productus in limestone boulder. | |
Image 4 ID | 4570 Click image to enlarge |
Image 4 Description | Productus shells sectioned by the stream | |
Image 5 ID | 4571 Click image to enlarge |
Image 5 Description | An unidentified coral in the limestone. | |