Leintwardine Beds

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Leintwardine Beds
Stratigraphic range: Silurian
TypeFormation
Location
RegionEngland
Country United Kingdom

The Leintwardine Beds is a geologic formation in England. It preserves marine fossils, notably of the brachiopod Lingula, dating back to the Ludlow stage of the late Silurian period.[1]

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  1. ^ Cherns, Lesley (January 1979). "The environmental significance of Lingula in the Ludlow Series of the Welsh Borderland and Wales". Lethaia. 12 (1): 35–46. doi:10.1111/j.1502-3931.1979.tb01240.x. ISSN 0024-1164.