The mid-Palaeozoic biotic crisis: setting the trajectory of tetrapod evolution. Northern England, Scottish Borders and Nova Scotia. (NERC grants NE/J020729/1, NE/J021067/1)

The data set consists of rock samples collected from Burnmouth, a core drilled at Norham, from Crumble Edge, Willie's Hole and Nova Scotia from 2012-2016; milled material is included. There is an Excel spreadsheet of sample numbers with location, sample height on log, lithology and fossil content. Scans of field logs from Burnmouth, Crumble Edge, Edington Mill, Pease Bay (UK) and locations in Nova Scotia, and overview drawn-up logs from Burnmouth, Norham, Crumble Edge and Willie's Hole are included. Scans of thin section scans are also included. There is a spreadsheet containing geochemistry data - sample numbers with lithology and %C, %S, d13C. These data were used to interpret the environment in which early tetrapods have been found in the early Carboniferous. Publications include: Bennett et al., 2016 (doi: 10.1111/sed.12280); Bennett et al., 2017 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2016.12.018 0031-0182); Clack et al., 2016, (DOI: 10.1038/s41559-016-0002); Kearsey et al., 2016 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2016.05.033) ; Clack et al., 2018, (doi:10.1017/S1755691018000087); Millward et al., 2018 (doi: 10.1111/sed.12465); Ross et al., 2018 (https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755691018000142)

Date (Creation): 2018-10-02

Identifier: http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13607387

Principal investigator

University of Leicester - Professor Sarah Davies ( Department of Geology )

Leicester , LE1 7RH ,

Point of contact

University of Leicester - Janet Sherwin ( School of Geography, Geology and the Environment )

Bennett Building, University Road , Leicester , LE1 7RH ,

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Geology

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NGDC Deposited Data
Micropalaeontology
Stable isotopes
Sedimentary geology
Carbon isotopes
Carboniferous
Palaeoenvironment

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NGDC Deposited Data

Keywords

NERC_DDC

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Metadata language: EnglishEnglish

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Geoscientific information

Begin date: 2012-10-01

End date: 2018-09-30

Supplemental Information: These data were generated as part of the TW:eed Project (Tetrapod World: early evolution and diversification), led by Jenny Clack (University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge) and funded by N.E.R.C. consortium grants to the British Geological Survey (NE/J021067/1) and the Universities of Leicester (NE/J020729/1)

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OnLine resource: http://www.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/accessions/index.html#item120270

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Other: non geographic dataset

Conformance result

Date (Publication): 2011

Explanation: See the referenced specification

Pass: No

Conformance result

Date (Publication): 2010-12-08

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Pass: No

Statement: Samples were collected from the field and location of each noted. A core was drilled at Norham (NE/J021067/1) and samples were taken from that. An existing core from the Hoddom Borehole was also sampled with some thin sections made Thin sections were made of many of the samples from the exposed sections and the boreholes. Small amounts of many samples were crushed, milled and analysed for C and S content on a LECO machine. Suitable samples were then analysed for C-isotopes. Portions of many samples were picked for macro and microfossil content.