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Westlothiana lizziae Smithson and Rolfe. Fossil skeleton of the key linking form between amphibians and reptiles, popularly known as 'Lizzie'. The 20 cm long specimen was discovered in 1988 by the commercial collector, Mr Stan Wood. The specimen was purchased in July 1990 by the National Museums of Scotland (NMS G 1990.72.1), following a nationwide appeal. The fossil was found in the East Kirkton Limestone near Bathgate at the top of the West Lothian Oil Shale Formation in the Brigantian stage of the Upper Viséan. BGS is grateful to the Trustees of the National Museums of Scotland for permission to reproduce this photograph (by Glyn Satterley). Plate 5 from: Cameron, I B, Aitken, A M, Browne, M A E, and Stephenson, D. 1998. Geology of the Falkirk district. Memoir of the British Geological Survey, Sheet 31E (Scotland). BGS is grateful to the Trustees of the National Museums of Scotland for permission to reproduce this photograph (by Glyn Satterley).
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