Stockdale Shales Explained

Stockdale Shales
Type:	Formation
Age:	Silurian
Period:	Silurian
Prilithology:	Slate
Region:	England

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

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in England
• Stockdale Group

References

• Web site: Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). 8 July 2014.

Notes and References

1. Book: Aveline. W. Talbot. Hughes. T. McK.. Memoirs of the Geological Survey. England and Wales. The Geology of the County Around Kendal, Sedbergh, Bowness, and Tebay. 1888. Eyre and Spottiswoode. Fleet Streed, E.C.. 11.