Wenlock Edge
Sketch of Wenlock Edge, Charlotte Murchison, after a drawing by Thomas Webster. Wenlock Edge is a limestone escarpment in Shropshire. It is geologically significant, being the location of the first discoveries of many extinct creatures (including certain brachiopods and trilobites) and the origin of the Wenlock Group of the Silurian period, identified by Murchison. Pencil sketch
Picture No
14154309
Media ID
45860724
Size
6889px x 4995px
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Credit
© The Geological Society / Mary Evans
Source
Geological Society of London. Archive reference: LDGSL/857/9 - Image reference: 05-03
Date
1834-1838
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