Birkhill Shale

8 distinct taxa, from 21 fossil occurrences the Paleobiology Database records under this name, spanning 445–439 Mya.

Scotland, Wales · UK

8 taxa · 21 fossils · 445–439 Mya

Macrostrat places this rock in the Moffat Shale Group, and dates it 458–433 Ma. Macrostrat’s own record

Birkhill Shale — 52.58°N, 3.50°WBirkhill Shale — 55.43°N, 3.28°W

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2 distinct localities, where the rock is now rather than where it was laid down. Tectonics draws the world it belonged to.

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Counts are of occurrence records, which measure the rock and the fieldwork together.