Kip Burn Formation Explained

Kip Burn Formation
Type:	Formation
Age:	Late Llandovery
Period:	Silurian
Region:	Scotland

The Kip Burn Formation is a geologic formation in Scotland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period. This formation is main part of fossil site called Dunside.^[1]

Paleobiota

Arthropods

Arthropods
Species	Notes	Images
Slimonia acuminata	A slimonid eurypterid.
Erettopterus bilobus	A pterygotid eurypterid.
Pterygotus lanarkensis	A pterygotid eurypterid.
Carcinosoma scorpioides	A carcinosomatid eurypterid.
Eusarcana obesus	A carcinosomatid eurypterid.
?Nanahughmilleria lanceolata	An adelophthalmid eurypterid.
?Parastylonurus sigmoidalis	A parastylonurid eurypterid.

Chordates

Chordates
Species	Notes	Images
Loganellia scotica	A loganelliid thelodont.
Birkenia elegans	An birkeniid anaspid.

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Scotland

References

• Web site: Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). 17 December 2021.

1. Book: D. . Dineley . Fossil Fishes of Great Britain. . S. . Metcalf . Peterborough . 1999 . 1-86107-470-0 . Geological Conservation Review Series . No. 16..