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Lossiemouth Sandstone

January 01, 1970

The Lossiemouth Sandstone is a Middle to Late Triassic (Ladinian to Norian) age geological formation. It is exposed on the south side of the Moray Firth near Lossiemouth and near Golspie in Sutherland.[1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2]

Lossiemouth Sandstone
Stratigraphic range: Carnian–Rhaetian
~237–201.3 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofNew Red Sandstone Supergroup
UnderliesStotfield Cherty Rock Formation
OverliesBurghead Sandstone Formation or unconformably on Devonian beds
Thicknessup to 30 m (98 ft)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Location
Coordinates57°42′N 3°18′W / 57.7°N 3.3°W / 57.7; -3.3
Approximate paleocoordinates34°00′N 0°54′W / 34.0°N 0.9°W / 34.0; -0.9
RegionMoray Firth
Country Scotland
Type section
Named forLossiemouth
Lossiemouth Sandstone (the United Kingdom)
Lossiemouth Sandstone (Scotland)

Fossil content edit

Vertebrates reported from the Lossiemouth Sandstone
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Dasygnathoides D. longidens Nomen dubium
Brachyrhinodon B. taylori A rhynchocephalian
 
Erpetosuchus E. granti A Pseudosuchian
 
Hyperodapedon H. gordoni A rhynchosaur
 
Leptopleuron L. lacertinum A procolophonid
 
Ornithosuchus O. woodwardi An ornithosuchid
 
O. taylori Junior synonym of O. woodwardi
Saltopus[3] S. elginensis[3] "Partial postcranial skeleton"[3] A dinosauriform previously classified as a specimen of Leptopleuron
 
Scleromochlus S. taylori A possible avemetatarsalian
 
Stagonolepis S. robertsoni An aetosaur
 
Telerpeton T. elginense Junior synonym of Leptopleuron

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ British Geological Survey. "Lossiemouth Sandstone Formation". The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units.
  2. ^ Weishampel et al., 2004, "Dinosaur distribution." pp.517-607
  3. ^ a b c "Table 2.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 26.

Bibliography edit

  • Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN 0-520-24209-2

Further reading edit

  • M. J. Benton and P. S. Spencer. 1995. Fossil Reptiles of Great Britain. Chapman & Hall, London 1-386
  • R. L. Paton. 1975. A Catalogue of Fossil Vertebrates in the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh. Part Four / Amphibia & Reptilia. Royal Scottish Museum Information Series. Geology 5 1-38
  • G. Tresise and W. A. S. Sarjeant. 1997. The Tracks of Triassic Vertebrates: Fossil Evidence from North-West England. 1-204


 

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January 01, 1970
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