Diplopoda Gervais, 1844 - Millipede

Description

Fossil millipede, Diplopoda, one of two parts, from the Romer's Gap (Tournaisian Age) of Willie's Hole, Whiteadder Water, Berwickshire, Scotland

Museum reference

G.2012.39.23.1

Collection

Fossils

Scientific name(s)

class: Diplopoda Gervais, 1844 - Millipede

Specimen details

Specimen form: Fossil

Collection place(s)

Willie's Hole, Whiteadder, Berwickshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Collector: Wood, Stanley Purdie, 1939 - 2012

Exhibitions

• Fossil Hunters: Unearthing the Mystery of Life on Land (19 Feb 2016 - 14 Aug 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Evolution's Missing Chapter (20 Jan 2012 - 29 Apr 2012)
  National Museum of Scotland

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Collection Story

Credit

Purchased with the aid of the Heritage Lottery Fund, National Museums Scotland Charitable Trust and the Scottish Futures Trust