Senni Beds

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| name = Senni Beds

| image = North ridge of Mynydd Troed - geograph.org.uk - 388459.jpg

| caption = Mynydd Troed, the upper part of the hill consisting of the Senni Beds Formation

| type = Formation

| age = Devonian

| period = Devonian

| prilithology = Mudstone

| otherlithology = Sandstone

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| region = Wales

| country = United Kingdom

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| unitof = Old Red Sandstone

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The Senni Beds is the former name of the Senni Formation in Wales. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period.

See also

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References

  • {{cite web|title= Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database|author= ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database))|url= https://www.fossilworks.org|access-date= 17 December 2021}}
  • {{cite journal |last1=Owen |first1=Geraint |title=Senni Beds of the Devonian Old Red Sandstone, Dyfed, Wales: anatomy of a semi-arid floodplain |journal=Sedimentary Geology |date=March 1995 |volume=95 |issue=3-4 |pages=221–235 |doi=10.1016/0037-0738(94)00112-8}}

Category:Geologic formations of Wales

Category:Devonian System of Europe

Category:Devonian Wales

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Category:Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Wales