The Stockdale Shales is a geologic formation in England. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.
The shales were named by W. Talbot Aveline from the beck and hamlet of that name in Longsleddale.[1]
See also
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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