Figures & data
Figure 1. Locality map showing outcrops of Carboniferous limestones around Castletown, Isle of Man.
Figure 2. Bellerophon from the Balladoole Formation, Carboniferous, of the Isle of Man. A, B, specimen RMSE 4199, from Poolvash, in lateral (A) and dorsal (B) views with arrow showing principal fracture; for interpretation see Fig. 2. C–F, specimen RMSE 1958.1.2968, from Balladoole in oblique (C, D) and dorsal (E) views, locating predatory fractures a–d; detail of dorsum (F) with abiogenic disturbances arrowed, locating fracture b and selenizone (s). Scale bars: 5 mm.
Figure 3. Bellerophon from the Balladoole Formation, Carboniferous, of the Isle of Man. Sketch (A) and interpretation (B) of specimen RMSE 4199, from Poolvash, locating fractures and successive growth areas discussed in the text. Compare with .
