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Medusinites aff. asteroids (SPRIGG)
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| Here is a British Ediacarian fossil plate from Long Mynd s in Shropshire. These Precambrian fossils have been already mentioned by Salter 1856 as trace fossils. However the true importance of this fossil find was not realised instantly. The finds from Shoprshire represent a shallow water environment. Medusinites is generaly rare in Long Mynd successions. With the exeption of a few layer of the Burway Formation where this discoidal taxa is very abundant . This place shows therefore numerous specimens with a sitze up to 2,5 – 3 mm. | |||
Location: | Long Mynd, Shropshire, U.K. | ||
| Fossil Matrix: | about 41 x 35 mm | ||
| Age: | Precambrian, Ediacarian , Longmyndian Supergroup, Burway Formation (about 560 Ma) | ||
Product no.: 9737