Tillywhandland Quarry
Geological Conservation Review site | GCR #946 | Palaeontology | Silurian - Devonian Chordata
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Summary
Tillywhandland Quarry exposes a thick sequence of Lower Old Red Sandstone shales with plants of the Arbuthnott Group, Gedinnian- Seigenian in age. Within this is a fish bed of laminated shales yielding species of acanthodians of Dittonian aspect. It is the last remaining site yielding a large suite of Lower Devonian acanthodians at the historic type locality of Turin Hill. Four species have been demonstrably attributed to Tillywhandland as their type locality: Euthacanthus grandis Powrie, Euthacanthus macnicoli Powrie, Parexus falcatus Powrie and Vernicomacanthus uncinatus Powrie. An outstanding site for its fish faunas, the only extant locality to yield such faunas at Turin Hill and the probable type locality for numerous species.
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