ammonites
Helmsdale shale, Kimmeridgian flora of Sutherland, Scotland (Jurassic of the United Kingdom)

Where: Scotland, United Kingdom (58.1° N, 3.7° W: paleocoordinates 48.7° N, 6.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Kimmeridgian (155.7 - 150.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; calcareous shale and sandstone

• Greyish black bituminous shales containing ammonites, bivalves, belemnites and other fauna indicating a marine environment. They also contain an extensive flora consisting of well preserved, but comminuted plant material

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Size classes: macrofossils, microfossils

Preservation: mold/impression, adpression, original carbon, original cellulose

Collection methods: quarrying, chemical, mechanical,

Primary reference: J. H. A. Van Konijnenburg-van Cittert and J. Van der Burgh. 1996. Review of the Kimmeridgian flora of Sutherland, Scotland with reference to the ecology and in situ pollen. Geologists' Association 107:97-105 [C. Looy/W. Puijk/W. Puijk] more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 31210: authorized by Cindy Looy, entered by Wilma Puijk on 23.04.2003