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The '''Patrick Burn Formation''' is a [[Formation (geology)|geologic formation]] in [[Scotland]]. This formation is main part of fossil site called as '''Birk Knowes'''. It preserves [[fossils]] dating back to the [[Silurian]] [[Period (geology)|period]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=D. |first=Dineley |url=https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/f722dcd3-4cf1-46d8-9624-56abff537c8d |title=Fossil Fishes of Great Britain. |last2=S. |first2=Metcalf |publisher=Peterborough |year=1999 |isbn=1 86107 470 0 |series=Geological Conservation Review Series |volume=No. 16.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Žigaitė |first=Živile |last2=Goujet |first2=Daniel |date=2012 |title=New observations on the squamation patterns of articulated specimens of<i>Loganellia scotica</i>(Traquair, 1898) (Vertebrata: Thelodonti) from the Lower Silurian of Scotland |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/g2012n2a1 |journal=Geodiversitas |volume=34 |issue=2 |pages=253–270 |doi=10.5252/g2012n2a1 |issn=1280-9659}}</ref>
The '''Patrick Burn Formation''' is a [[Formation (geology)|geologic formation]] in [[Scotland]]. This formation is main part of fossil site called as '''Birk Knowes'''. It preserves [[fossils]] dating back to the [[Silurian]] [[Period (geology)|period]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=D. |first1=Dineley |url=https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/f722dcd3-4cf1-46d8-9624-56abff537c8d |title=Fossil Fishes of Great Britain. |last2=S. |first2=Metcalf |publisher=Peterborough |year=1999 |isbn=1-86107-470-0 |series=Geological Conservation Review Series |volume=No. 16.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Žigaitė |first1=Živile |last2=Goujet |first2=Daniel |date=2012 |title=New observations on the squamation patterns of articulated specimens of<i>Loganellia scotica</i>(Traquair, 1898) (Vertebrata: Thelodonti) from the Lower Silurian of Scotland |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/g2012n2a1 |journal=Geodiversitas |volume=34 |issue=2 |pages=253–270 |doi=10.5252/g2012n2a1 |s2cid=73663549 |issn=1280-9659}}</ref>


== Description ==
== Description ==
This formation contains fossils from non-marine or marginal marine environment.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Tetlie |first=O. Erik |last2=Braddy |first2=Simon J. |date=2003 |title=The first Silurian chasmataspid, Loganamaraspis dunlopi gen. et sp. nov. (Chelicerata: Chasmataspidida) from Lesmahagow, Scotland, and its implications for eurypterid phylogeny |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/earth-and-environmental-science-transactions-of-royal-society-of-edinburgh/article/abs/first-silurian-chasmataspid-loganamaraspis-dunlopi-gen-et-sp-nov-chelicerata-chasmataspidida-from-lesmahagow-scotland-and-its-implications-for-eurypterid-phylogeny/F2355DC34D69BB2A800023B67F4A4581 |journal=Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh |language=en |volume=94 |issue=3 |pages=227–234 |doi=10.1017/S0263593300000638 |issn=1473-7116}}</ref> Site is closed by Scottish government agency Scottish Natural Heritage (now [[NatureScot]]), due to fossil robbery by amateur collector.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC - Radio 4 - Today - Fossils |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/reports/archive/science_nature/fossils.shtml |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hose |first=Thomas A. |date=2012-04-01 |title=3G’s for Modern Geotourism |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-011-0052-y |journal=Geoheritage |language=en |volume=4 |issue=1 |pages=7–24 |doi=10.1007/s12371-011-0052-y |issn=1867-2485}}</ref>
This formation contains fossils from non-marine or marginal marine environment.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Tetlie |first1=O. Erik |last2=Braddy |first2=Simon J. |date=2003 |title=The first Silurian chasmataspid, Loganamaraspis dunlopi gen. et sp. nov. (Chelicerata: Chasmataspidida) from Lesmahagow, Scotland, and its implications for eurypterid phylogeny |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/earth-and-environmental-science-transactions-of-royal-society-of-edinburgh/article/abs/first-silurian-chasmataspid-loganamaraspis-dunlopi-gen-et-sp-nov-chelicerata-chasmataspidida-from-lesmahagow-scotland-and-its-implications-for-eurypterid-phylogeny/F2355DC34D69BB2A800023B67F4A4581 |journal=Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh |language=en |volume=94 |issue=3 |pages=227–234 |doi=10.1017/S0263593300000638 |s2cid=73596575 |issn=1473-7116}}</ref> Site is closed by Scottish government agency Scottish Natural Heritage (now [[NatureScot]]), due to fossil robbery by amateur collector.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC - Radio 4 - Today - Fossils |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/reports/archive/science_nature/fossils.shtml |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hose |first=Thomas A. |date=2012-04-01 |title=3G's for Modern Geotourism |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-011-0052-y |journal=Geoheritage |language=en |volume=4 |issue=1 |pages=7–24 |doi=10.1007/s12371-011-0052-y |s2cid=144250723 |issn=1867-2485}}</ref>


== Paleobiota ==
== Paleobiota ==

Revision as of 03:40, 23 January 2023

Patrick Burn Formation
Stratigraphic range: Upper Llandovery
TypeFormation
Location
RegionScotland
Country United Kingdom

The Patrick Burn Formation is a geologic formation in Scotland. This formation is main part of fossil site called as Birk Knowes. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.[1][2]

Description

This formation contains fossils from non-marine or marginal marine environment.[3] Site is closed by Scottish government agency Scottish Natural Heritage (now NatureScot), due to fossil robbery by amateur collector.[4][5]

Paleobiota

Arthropods

Arthropods
Species Notes Images
Slimonia acuminata A slimonid eurypterid.
Erettopterus bilobus A pterygotid eurypterid.
?Nanahughmilleria lanceolata An adelophthalmid eurypterid.
?Hardieopterus lanarkensis A hardieopterid eurypterid.
Loganamaraspis dunlopi A chasmataspidid.
Cyamocephalus loganensis A synziphosurine.
Pseudoniscus falcatus A synziphosurine.
Ainiktozoon loganense A thylacocephalan.
Ceratiocaris papilio A phyllocarid.

Chordates

Chordates
Species Notes Images
Loganellia scotica A loganelliid thelodont.
Jamoytius kerwoodi An enigmatic chordate.

See also

References

  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  1. ^ D., Dineley; S., Metcalf (1999). Fossil Fishes of Great Britain. Geological Conservation Review Series. Vol. No. 16. Peterborough. ISBN 1-86107-470-0. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)
  2. ^ Žigaitė, Živile; Goujet, Daniel (2012). "New observations on the squamation patterns of articulated specimens ofLoganellia scotica(Traquair, 1898) (Vertebrata: Thelodonti) from the Lower Silurian of Scotland". Geodiversitas. 34 (2): 253–270. doi:10.5252/g2012n2a1. ISSN 1280-9659. S2CID 73663549.
  3. ^ Tetlie, O. Erik; Braddy, Simon J. (2003). "The first Silurian chasmataspid, Loganamaraspis dunlopi gen. et sp. nov. (Chelicerata: Chasmataspidida) from Lesmahagow, Scotland, and its implications for eurypterid phylogeny". Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 94 (3): 227–234. doi:10.1017/S0263593300000638. ISSN 1473-7116. S2CID 73596575.
  4. ^ "BBC - Radio 4 - Today - Fossils". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  5. ^ Hose, Thomas A. (1 April 2012). "3G's for Modern Geotourism". Geoheritage. 4 (1): 7–24. doi:10.1007/s12371-011-0052-y. ISSN 1867-2485. S2CID 144250723.
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