pentland hills

Encrinurus expansus pygidium
  • Location: Pentland Hills, Nr Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Date Taken (dd-mm-yy): 11/10/08

Trilobite pygidium, possibly Encrinurus expansus.

Silurian Fauna
  • Location: Pentland Hills, Nr Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Date Taken (dd-mm-yy): 11/10/08

Brachiopod-rich faunal assemblage from the Weather Law Linn formation (Llandovery). Contains Eoplectodonta, Leptaena and what look like sponge spicules.

Silurian Fauna
  • Location: Pentland Hills, Nr Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Date Taken (dd-mm-yy): 11/10/08

Slab of rock from the Weather Law Linn Formation (Llandovery). Shows a typical faunal assemblage, including Eoplectodonta, Leptaena and Acernaspis sufferta (?).

Eoplectodonta Brachiopod
  • Location: Pentland Hills, Nr Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Date Taken (dd-mm-yy): 11/10/08

Internal mould of upper valve. From the Weather Law Linn Formation (Llandovery). This image shows the exquisite preservation that occurs in this locality.

Leptaena Brachiopod
  • Location: Pentland Hills, Nr Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Date Taken (dd-mm-yy): 11/10/08

This is an external mould of the upper valve. The fossil was in the Weather Law Linn Formation (Llandovery).

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