The Fossil Insects of Scotland
Resource type
Lecture
Creator (person)
Ross, Andrew J
Abstract
Fossil insects are rare in Scotland, though those that are found are significant and are from four periods: Specimens from the Lower Devonian Rhynie Chert of Aberdeenshire are the oldest in the world; a few species are known from the Upper Carboniferous Coal Measures of Ayrshire and Fife; as yet undescribed specimens are known from the Middle Jurassic of Sutherland and the Isle of Skye and a variety of insects have been described from the Paleocene Ardtun Leaf Beds of the Isle of Mull.
Event title
The Fossil Insects of Scotland
Publisher
Scottish Geology Trust
Rights statement
In Copyright