Stockdale Shales

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Stockdale Shales
Stratigraphic range: Silurian
TypeFormation
Lithology
PrimarySlate
Location
RegionEngland
Country United Kingdom

The Stockdale Shales is a geologic formation in England . It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.

The shales were named by W. Talbot Aveline from the beck and hamlet of that name in Longsleddale.[1]

See also

  • List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in England
  • Stockdale Group

References

  1. Aveline, W. Talbot; Hughes, T. McK. (1888). Memoirs of the Geological Survey. England and Wales. The Geology of the County Around Kendal, Sedbergh, Bowness, and Tebay. Fleet Streed, E.C.: Eyre and Spottiswoode. p. 11. https://books.google.com/books?id=kLYMAAAAYAAJ&q=Aveline+"stockdale+shales"&pg=PA11. 
  • ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=home. 




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