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Westbury, Wiltshire, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
WestburyCivil Parish
WiltshireCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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PlacePopulation
Westbury16,989 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
467101
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:467101:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences38
Youngest Fossil Listed89.8 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed161 Ma (Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Chalk - Lewes Nodular Chalk1389.8 - 86.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Ancholme - Kimmeridge Clay - Lower2155.7 - 150.8 Ma (Jurassic)
Kimmeridge Clay - Lower4155.7 - 145 Ma (Jurassic)
Ampthill Clay - Westbury Ironstone19161.2 - 155.7 Ma (Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Globotruncana
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Globotruncanidae : Globotruncana93.9 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Praeglobotruncana
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Hedbergellidae : Praeglobotruncana93.9 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus93.9 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ostrea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostraea93.9 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Plesiosauroidea
superfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Plesiosauroidea155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Pliosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pliosauridae155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Glomerula
genus
Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Sabellidae : Glomerula93.9 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus lamarcki
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus : Inoceramus lamarcki93.9 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Collignoniceras woollgari
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Collignoniceratidae : Collignoniceras : Collignoniceras woollgari93.9 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Metriorhynchus superciliosus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Metriorhynchidae : Metriorhynchus : Metriorhynchus superciliosus157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Torvoneustes carpenteri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Metriorhynchidae : Torvoneustes : Torvoneustes carpenteri155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Macropoma mantelli
species
Animalia : Chordata : Coelacanthimorpha : Coelacanthiformes : Latimeriidae : Macropoma : Macropoma mantelli93.9 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus pictus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus : Inoceramus pictus93.9 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pliosaurus westburyensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Plesiosauridae : Plesiosaurus : Pliosaurus westburyensis155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Pliosaurus carpenteri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Plesiosauridae : Plesiosaurus : Pliosaurus carpenteri155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Ringsteadia pseudoyo
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Aulacostephanidae : Ringsteadia : Ringsteadia pseudoyo161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Ringsteadia brandesi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Aulacostephanidae : Ringsteadia : Ringsteadia brandesi161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Ringsteadia anglica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Aulacostephanidae : Ringsteadia : Ringsteadia anglica161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Ringsteadia pseudocordata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Aulacostephanidae : Ringsteadia : Ringsteadia pseudocordata161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Ringsteadia marstonensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Aulacostephanidae : Ringsteadia : Ringsteadia marstonensis161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Ringsteadia bassettensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Aulacostephanidae : Ringsteadia : Ringsteadia bassettensis161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Microbiplices anglicus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Aulacostephanidae : Microbiplices : Microbiplices anglicus161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Heterohelix globulosa
species
Foraminifera : Heterohelicidae : Heterohelix : Heterohelix globulosa93.9 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westbury,_Wiltshire
Wikidata ID:Q1234797
GeoNames ID:2634483

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
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