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Beacon Limestone Formation, the Glossary

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  1. 35 relations: Amiiformes, Bridport Sand Formation, Caddisfly, Caturus, Dermapteridae, Dorset, Dyrham Formation, Earwig, Elcanidae, England, Fulgoridiidae, Geological formation, Hauffiopteryx, Hemiptera, Ichthyosauria, Jurassic, Lepidotes, Leptolepis, Leptonectes, Lias Group, Limestone, Necrotauliidae, Odonata, Orthoptera, Pachycormiformes, Pachycormus (fish), Pelagosaurus, Planthopper, Pliensbachian, Somerset, Stenopterygius, Thalattosuchia, Thorncombe Beacon, Toarcian, Wessex Basin.

  2. Geology of Dorset
  3. Pliensbachian Stage

Amiiformes

The Amiiformes order of fish has only two extant species, the bowfins: Amia calva and Amia ocellicauda, the latter recognized as a separate species in 2022.

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Bridport Sand Formation

The Bridport Sand Formation is a formation of Toarcian (Early Jurassic) age found in the Worcester and Wessex Basins of central and southern England. Beacon Limestone Formation and Bridport Sand Formation are geology of Dorset, Jurassic England, Jurassic System of Europe and Toarcian Stage.

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Caddisfly

The caddisflies, or order Trichoptera, are a group of insects with aquatic larvae and terrestrial adults.

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Caturus

Caturus (from κατω, 'down' and οὐρά 'tail') is an extinct genus of predatory marine fishes in the family Caturidae in the order Amiiformes, related to modern bowfin.

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Dermapteridae

Dermapteridae is an extinct family of earwigs known from the Late Triassic to Mid Cretaceous, it is part of the extinct suborder Archidermaptera, alongside Protodiplatyidae and Turanovia. It was first named as a subfamily by Vishniakova in 1980, and elevated to family status by Engel in 2003 without discussion.

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Dorset

Dorset (archaically: Dorsetshire) is a ceremonial county in South West England.

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Dyrham Formation

The Dyrham Formation is a geologic formation in England. Beacon Limestone Formation and Dyrham Formation are Jurassic England, Jurassic System of Europe and Pliensbachian Stage.

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Earwig

Earwigs make up the insect order Dermaptera.

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Elcanidae

Elcanidae are an extinct family of Mesozoic and early Cenozoic orthopterans.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Fulgoridiidae

Fulgoridiidae are an extinct family of Mesozoic planthoppers.

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Geological formation

A geological formation, or simply formation, is a body of rock having a consistent set of physical characteristics (lithology) that distinguishes it from adjacent bodies of rock, and which occupies a particular position in the layers of rock exposed in a geographical region (the stratigraphic column).

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Hauffiopteryx

Hauffiopteryx is an extinct genus of ichthyosaur known from Germany, Luxembourg and Somerset of the United Kingdom.

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Hemiptera

Hemiptera is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield bugs.

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Ichthyosauria

Ichthyosauria (Ancient Greek for "fish lizard" – and) is an order of large extinct marine reptiles sometimes referred to as "ichthyosaurs", although the term is also used for wider clades in which the order resides.

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Jurassic

The Jurassic is a geologic period and stratigraphic system that spanned from the end of the Triassic Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period, approximately Mya.

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Lepidotes

Lepidotes (from λεπιδωτός, 'covered with scales') (previously known as Lepidotus) is an extinct genus of Mesozoic ray-finned fish.

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Leptolepis

Leptolepis (from λεπτός, 'slight' and λεπίς 'scale') is an extinct genus of stem-teleost fish that lived in what is now Europe during the Jurassic period (Toarcian–Callovian ages). Beacon Limestone Formation and Leptolepis are Jurassic England.

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Leptonectes

Leptonectes is a genus of ichthyosaur that lived in the Late Triassic to Early Jurassic (Rhaetian - Pliensbachian).

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Lias Group

The Lias Group or Lias is a lithostratigraphic unit (a sequence of rock strata) found in a large area of western Europe, including the British Isles, the North Sea, the Low Countries and the north of Germany. Beacon Limestone Formation and Lias Group are Jurassic England and Jurassic System of Europe.

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Limestone

Limestone (calcium carbonate) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime.

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Necrotauliidae

Necrotauliidae is an extinct family Mesozoic Amphiesmenoptera.

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Odonata

Odonata is an order of predatory flying insects that includes the dragonflies and damselflies.

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Orthoptera

Orthoptera is an order of insects that comprises the grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets, including closely related insects, such as the bush crickets or katydids and wētā.

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Pachycormiformes

Pachycormiformes is an extinct order of marine ray-finned fish known from the Early Jurassic to the end of the Cretaceous.

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Pachycormus (fish)

Pachycormus (from παχύς, 'thick' and κορμός 'trunk') is an extinct genus of pachycormiform ray-finned fish known from the Early Jurassic (Toarcian stage) of Europe.

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Pelagosaurus

Pelagosaurus (meaning "lizard of the open sea") is an extinct genus of thalattosuchian crocodyliform that lived during the Toarcian stage of the Lower Jurassic, around 183 Ma to 176 Ma (million years ago), in shallow epicontinental seas that covered much of what is now Western Europe.

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Planthopper

A planthopper is any insect in the infraorder Fulgoromorpha, in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha, a group exceeding 12,500 described species worldwide.

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Pliensbachian

The Pliensbachian is an age of the geologic timescale and stage in the stratigraphic column.

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Somerset

Somerset (archaically Somersetshire) is a ceremonial county in South West England.

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Stenopterygius

Stenopterygius is an extinct genus of thunnosaur ichthyosaur known from Europe (England, France, Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland). Beacon Limestone Formation and Stenopterygius are Jurassic England.

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Thalattosuchia

Thalattosuchia is a clade of mostly marine crocodylomorphs from the Early Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous that had a cosmopolitan distribution.

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Thorncombe Beacon

Thorncombe Beacon is a hill between Bridport and Charmouth in Dorset, England.

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Toarcian

The Toarcian is, in the ICS' geologic timescale, an age and stage in the Early or Lower Jurassic.

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Wessex Basin

The Wessex Basin is a petroleum-bearing geological area located along the southern coast of England and extending into the English Channel. Beacon Limestone Formation and Wessex Basin are geology of Dorset.

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See also

Geology of Dorset

Pliensbachian Stage

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beacon_Limestone_Formation

Also known as Beacon Limestone, Junction Bed.