There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

165 Ma (Middle Jurassic)

Oldest Fossil Listed

168 Ma (Middle Jurassic)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Forest Marble - Bradford Clay	1	167.7 - 164.7 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Great Oolite - Forest Marble	22	167.7 - 164.7 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Great Oolite - Bath Oolite	1	168.3 - 166.1 Ma (Middle Jurassic)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Crocodylia unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia	167.7 - 164.7 Ma Middle Jurassic
Mammalia class	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia	167.7 - 164.7 Ma Middle Jurassic
Choristodera unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Choristodera	167.7 - 164.7 Ma Middle Jurassic
Lepidosauromorpha unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Lepidosauromorpha	167.7 - 164.7 Ma Middle Jurassic
Cteniogenys genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Cteniogenyidae : *Cteniogenys*	167.7 - 164.7 Ma Middle Jurassic
Ornithischia unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia	167.7 - 164.7 Ma Middle Jurassic
Fabrosauridae family	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Fabrosauridae	167.7 - 164.7 Ma Middle Jurassic
Therapsida unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Therapsida	167.7 - 164.7 Ma Middle Jurassic
Tritylodontidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Tritylodontidae	167.7 - 164.7 Ma Middle Jurassic
Stereognathus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Tritylodontidae : *Stereognathus*	167.7 - 164.7 Ma Middle Jurassic
Triconodonta order	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Triconodonta	167.7 - 164.7 Ma Middle Jurassic
Morganucodontidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Morganucodontidae	167.7 - 164.7 Ma Middle Jurassic
Docodonta order	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Docodonta	167.7 - 164.7 Ma Middle Jurassic
Caudata order	Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Caudata	167.7 - 164.7 Ma Middle Jurassic
Goniopholididae family	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Goniopholididae	167.7 - 164.7 Ma Middle Jurassic
Testudines order	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines	167.7 - 164.7 Ma Middle Jurassic
Scincomorpha infraorder	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Scincomorpha	167.7 - 164.7 Ma Middle Jurassic
Albanerpetontidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Gymnophiona : Albanerpetontidae	167.7 - 164.7 Ma Middle Jurassic
Oolithes bathonicae species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Oolithes : *Oolithes bathonicae*	168.3 - 166.1 Ma Middle Jurassic
Marmorerpeton genus	Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Caudata : *Marmorerpeton*	167.7 - 164.7 Ma Middle Jurassic
Wareolestes genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Morganucodontidae : *Wareolestes*	167.7 - 164.7 Ma Middle Jurassic
Plegiocidaris bradfordensis species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cidaroida : Plegiocidaris : *Plegiocidaris bradfordensis*	167.7 - 164.7 Ma Middle Jurassic

Fossil Localities

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England
- Gloucestershire
  - Cotswold
    - Cirencester
      - Middle Jurassic🐚 Cirencester
      - Middle Jurassic🐚 Hare-Bushes Quarry
      - Middle Jurassic🐚 Tarlton Clay Pit

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands

Eurasian Plate

AvaloniaVolcanic Arc

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