West Lothian Oil Shale Formation

28 distinct taxa, from 103 fossil occurrences the Paleobiology Database records under this name.

The Paleobiology Database files this name in 2 countries. That can be one body of rock crossing a border, or two rocks that happen to share a name. The database does not say which, so nothing below is added across them.

Scotland · UK

28 taxa · 98 fossils · 347–330 Mya

Filed under the Upper Oil Shale Group. Members recorded: Hopetoun, Calders, Camp shale, Coal Burn Shale, Grange Sandstone.

West Lothian Oil Shale Formation — 55.92°N, 3.25°WWest Lothian Oil Shale Formation — 55.88°N, 3.17°WWest Lothian Oil Shale Formation — 56.03°N, 3.14°WWest Lothian Oil Shale Formation — 55.93°N, 3.47°WWest Lothian Oil Shale Formation — 55.92°N, 3.43°WWest Lothian Oil Shale Formation — 55.92°N, 3.55°WWest Lothian Oil Shale Formation — 55.81°N, 3.59°WWest Lothian Oil Shale Formation — 56.07°N, 3.25°WWest Lothian Oil Shale Formation — 55.98°N, 3.48°WWest Lothian Oil Shale Formation — 55.83°N, 3.65°WWest Lothian Oil Shale Formation — 55.99°N, 3.39°WWest Lothian Oil Shale Formation — 55.86°N, 3.99°W

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12 distinct localities, where the rock is now rather than where it was laid down. Tectonics draws the world it belonged to.

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Scotland · US

5 taxa · 5 fossils · 340–330 Mya

Members recorded: Hopetoun.

West Lothian Oil Shale Formation — 55.88°N, 3.52°W

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1 distinct localities, where the rock is now rather than where it was laid down. Tectonics draws the world it belonged to.

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Counts are of occurrence records, which measure the rock and the fieldwork together.