Upper Llandovery (Telychian) crinoids (Echinodermata) of Devil's Dingle, Buildwas, Shropshire

• Published in: Geological journal (Chichester, England) Vol. 40; no. 3; pp. 343 - 350
• Main Authors: Donovan, Stephen K., Lewis, David N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.06.2005
• Subjects: British Isles; crinoids; Llandovery; Silurian; systematics

Two crinoids with strong North American affinities are described from the Telychian (Upper Llandovery, Lower Silurian) of Devil's Dingle, near Buildwas, Shropshire. The disparid Myelodactylus convolutus Hall is easily differentiated from other members of this genus from the Silurian of the Brit...