Age of the basal ‘Lower Old Red Sandstone’ Stonehaven Group of Scotland : The oldest reported air-breathing land animal is Silurian (late Wenlock) in age

Wellman, Charles H.Lopes, GildaMckellar, ZoeHartley, Adrian2024-02-132024-02-132024-01-01Wellman, C H, Lopes, G, Mckellar, Z & Hartley, A 2024, 'Age of the basal ‘Lower Old Red Sandstone’ Stonehaven Group of Scotland : The oldest reported air-breathing land animal is Silurian (late Wenlock) in age', Journal of the Geological Society , vol. 181, no. 1, jgs2023-138. https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2023-1380016-7649https://hdl.handle.net/2164/22754Acknowledgements The manuscript benefited from extensive discussions with Mike Newman who also provided the faunal list. We thank Chris Berry who developed and photographed the plant megafossil. Funding This research was supported by various Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Standard Grants including NE/R001324/1 and R/164899-11-1.71925478engSDG 15 - Life on LandQE GeologyNatural Environment Research Council (NERC)NE/R001324/1R/164899-11-1QEAge of the basal ‘Lower Old Red Sandstone’ Stonehaven Group of Scotland : The oldest reported air-breathing land animal is Silurian (late Wenlock) in ageJournal article10.1144/jgs2023-1381811