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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 777 |
| Date Entered | 18/02/2014 |
| Updated on | 18/02/2014 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Geological Record |
| Record Type | Geological HER |
| SWAAG Site | Ellerton Moor |
| Site Access | Army Range |
| Record Date | 12/04/2010 |
| Location | Spring Scar Wood |
| Civil Parish | Stainton |
| Brit. National Grid | SE 090 970 |
| Altitude | 200m |
| Geology | Loose rock of probable Richmond Chert in scree below quarried face of Main Limestone |
| Record Name | Ellerton Scar East. Quarries within Spring Scar Wood. Possible Goniatite fossil in Richmond Chert. |
| Record Description | Single spiral section of a Goniatite or Gastropod fossil (possibly Reticuloceras bilingue) preserved on the face of a loose slab of rock probably derived from the Richmond Chert Strata which overlies the sheer face of Ellerton Scar within Spring Scar Wood.
Reference:
British Palaeozoic Fossils p.166, plate 57, figure 4. |
| Dimensions | See images |
| Additional Notes | Similar fossils have been seen in debris within the quarry at Downholme. |
| Image 1 ID | 5075 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 2 ID | 5076 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 2 Description | |  |
| Image 3 ID | 5077 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 3 Description | |  |
| Image 4 ID | 5078 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 5 ID | 5079 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 5 Description | Eastern section of Ellerton Scar, fossil found on slope below the cliff. |  |
