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English: Fossil trail of giant myriapod of the family Arthropleuridae near Laggan, Isle of Arran, Scotland. Two parallel fossil tracks running down and left from the pointing fingers. These are on a sloping slab of Carboniferous sandstone (about 300 Million years old) on the RH side of a narrow shingly inlet close to the “Duchess Anne’s salt pan” building.[1] For discussion of arthropleurid trace fossils (this one belongs to the ichnogenus Diplichnites), see Briggs et al. (1979).[2] Not visible, by the camera position, there is a 9in. coal seam outcropping. These local coal exposures provided the incentive to evaporate sea water for its salt in the salt pans (from 1710 to 1735).[1] Deutsch: Fossile Fährte eines Riesentausendfüßers aus der Familie Arthropleuridae in der Nähe von Laggan auf der Insel Arran vor der Westküste Schottlands. Die Dame im Bild zeigt auf die beiden Spuren der Fährte. Diese befindet sich auf einer abschüssigen (verkippten) Platte (Schicht) aus karbonischem Sandstein (etwa 300 Millionen Jahre alt) nahe dem Gebäude der „Gräfin-Anne-Saline“ (Duchess Anne’s salt pan).[1] Für eine Diskussion der Spurenfossilien von Arthropleuriden (diese hier gehört zur Spurengattung Diplichnites) siehe Briggs et al. (1979).[2] Außerdem tritt vor Ort, Aufgrund der Kameraposition nicht im Bild, ein etwa 20 cm mächtiges Kohleflöz zutage. Diese lokalen Kohlenausbisse lieferten den Brennstoff, mit dessen Hilfe in der ehemaligen Saline Salz durch das Eindampfen von Meerwasser gewonnen wurde (von 1710 bis 1735).[1] |
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