Stockdale Shales
Topic: Earth
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| Stockdale Shales Stratigraphic range: Silurian | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Slate |
| Location | |
| Region | England |
| 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
- ↑ 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+%22stockdale+shales%22&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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