Publication Date:
1934-05-01
Description:
Some thirty years ago two species of Ophiuroidea and one Astereroid species were collected by one of us (Theodore Groom) from a small quarry near Rorrington in the Shelve District of Shropshire. There originally were several specimens but unfortunately the majority of these are now represented by plasticine casts only. The original material, was mislaid during a loan and was recovered in part only last year. The finder’s provisional description and figures, as well as his notes on the precise horizon and locality are still missing. It may be added that when, soon after the discovery of the specimens, their importance was realized an attempt was made to gain more material, the site was found to be built over. The specimens which are still to hand have been examined by Dr. Stubblefield, who says that there is no doubt that the matrix is that of the Spy Grit, a low Caradoc horizon, probably in the zone of Mesograptus multidens. It is from approximately this horizon that the majority of the British Ordovician starfish have been collected.
Print ISSN:
0016-7568
Electronic ISSN:
1469-5081
Topics:
Geosciences
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