XII.—The Old Red Sandstone of Shetland. Part I. South-Eastern Area. With an Account of The Fossil Fishes of the Old Red Sandstone of the Shetland Islands
- 1 January 1926
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
- Vol. 54 (3) , 553-572
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0080456800016094
Abstract
The exact horizon occupied by the Shetland strata of Old Red Sandstone age, and their relation to the corresponding series in the north of Scotland, have long been subjects of considerable speculation and much uncertainty. While their resemblance to the flag-stones of Caithness and Orkney was generally recognised, more definite palæontological evidence was required for correlation purposes, and the barrenness of the islands in this respect has been commented on again and again. Up to quite recent years the only fossils found in Shetland were fragmentary plant remains of doubtful affinities, and the small crustacean Estheria membranacea; the abundant ichthyolites which characterise the beds of Caithness and Orkney seemed here to be wanting, and the dearth of fossil evidence is reflected in the conservative and guarded opinions as to the position to be assigned to the series.Keywords
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