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Mass mortalities of Devonian fish – the Achanarras Fish Bed, Caithness
Author(s) -
TREWIN NIGEL H.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
geology today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.188
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1365-2451
pISSN - 0266-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2451.1985.tb00432.x
Subject(s) - devonian , fish <actinopterygii> , geology , late devonian extinction , paleontology , fishery , biology , carboniferous , structural basin
The fossil fish found so beautifully preserved in the Middle Devonian Achanarras Fish Bed of northern Scotland drifted to their final resting place following mass mortalities caused by deoxygenation of lake waters.