Elgin Reptiles

Elgin Reptiles is the name given to the Permian and Triassic fossils found in the sandstone deposits in and around the town of Elgin, in Moray, Scotland. They are of historical and scientific importance, and many of the specimens are housed in the Elgin Museum, and some in the Hunterian in Glasgow, and the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. The Elgin Reptiles include the dinosauriform Saltopus elginensis,[1] the dicynodont Gordonia,[2] and the pareiasaur Elginia.[3] There are also many footprints and tail-drags associated with the same Permian and Triassic sandstone deposits.[4][5]

  1. ^ Benton, Michael J.; Walker, Alick D. (2011). "Saltopus, a dinosauriform from the Upper Triassic of Scotland". Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 101 (3–4): 285–299. doi:10.1017/S1755691011020081. S2CID 129803084.
  2. ^ Newton, E. T.; S, F. R. (1 January 1894). "XIII. Reptiles from the Elgin sandstone.—Description of two new genera". Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B. 185: 573–607. doi:10.1098/rstb.1894.0013 – via rstb.royalsocietypublishing.org.
  3. ^ "Fossils". 10 December 2013.
  4. ^ Clark, Neil D. L. (2008). "The Elgin Marvels" (PDF). Deposits. 13: 36–39.
  5. ^ "Moray Firth Learning Zone - Elgin Reptiles". morayfirth-partnership.org.