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A large temporary exposure in the Lower Silurian of Shropshire

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

L. R. M. Cocks  and
G. Walton
L. R. M. Cocks
Affiliation:
Department of Palaeontology, British Museum (Natural History), London, S.W.7.
G. Walton
Affiliation:
5 Bush Close, Albrighton, Shropshire.
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Summary

Fresh information on the ecology, sedimentology and structure of the Lower Silurian (Llandovery) Purple Shale of Shropshire has emerged as a result of large-scale excavations. The griestoniensis Zone is proved, and correlated by shelly fossils with the C5 substage of the type Llandovery area. Current directions indicate a source area up-slope to the south-east. Most of the fauna constitutes a Clorinda community, but towards the top of the sequence a Clorinda/Stricklandia mixture is developed.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 105 , Issue 4 , August 1968 , pp. 390 - 397
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1968

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