| P number: | P002882 |
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| Old photograph number: | D05094 |
| Caption: | East Kirkton Quarry, near Bathgate, West Lothian. |
| Description: | East Kirkton Quarry, near Bathgate, West Lothian. The East Kirkton Limestone in the upper part of the West Lothian Oil Shale Formation is a laminated freshwater limestone. A unique and varied terrestrial assemblage of fossils has been collected from this site, including Westlothiana lizziae, a vertebrate fossil intermediate between amphibians and reptiles. The rocks are dipping at 20 to 45 degrees to the west-south-west and are between 9 and 19 m. thick. |
| Date taken: | 01/01/1994 |
| Photographer: | McTaggart, F.I. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 299500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 669600 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 428.79 KB; 1001 x 791 pixels; 85 x 67 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 209 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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