Stockdale Shales
The Stockdale Shales is a geologic formation in England. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.
| Stockdale Shales | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Silurian | |
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Slate |
| Location | |
| Region | England |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
The shales were named by W. Talbot Aveline from the beck and hamlet of that name in Longsleddale.[1]
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.
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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