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Coprolites from the Viséan of East Kirkton, West Lothian, Scotland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2011

Daphne Sumner
Daphne Sumner
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Department of Geography and Geology, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, U.K.
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Abstract

Coprolites are most common in the transition zone between the East Kirkton Limestone and the Little Cliff Shale. One hundred and twenty five samples are classified in five groups on the basis of size and shape. Within these groups distinctive subgroups are described. Many of the coprolites are believed to have been produced by fish, but some could have been produced by eurypterids and aquatic tetrapods.

Keywords

CarboniferouseurypteridfishWest Lothian Oil-Shale Formationtetrapodvalvular intestineEast KirktonScotland
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Research Article
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Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 84 , Issue 3-4: Volcanism and early terrestrial biotas , 1993 , pp. 413 - 416
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1993

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