Writhlington Colliery Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 7/1/2012
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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S&D, Writhlington Colliery Sidings SB. 6 March 1966 Writhlington Colliery. These tips are internationally famous for their rich Upper Carboniferous plant flora indicating a Westphalian D age. The site has now yielded the largest ever collection of Carboniferous insects in Britain. The commonest forms belong to the order Blattodea (cockroaches) and include the extinct families Archimylacridae and Mylacridae; representatives of the insect orders. Protorthoptera and Palaedictyoptera also occur. Frequent chelicerates (arthropods) include trace and body fossils of xiphosurid merostomes and arachnids. The latter includes two extinct orders (Phlangotarbida and Trigonotarbida) and also true spiders (Araneida). Rare myriapods (millepedes) and occasional conchostracan crustaceans (clam-shrimps) also occur. The Writhlington site is of national and international importance and has great potential for yielding further arthropod remains. The combination of rich flora and fauna gives a valuable insight into the structure of the world’s earliest known ‘tropical forest’ ecosystem. Kilmersdon and Writhlington closed in September 1973, and the attitude of the miners is perhaps best summed up by a comment made by the foreman of the last production shift: “it’s somehow wonderful to think I won’t have to go down a pit again.” You are looking for a magnetic 35mm can good luck. Well done Bloodsock for FTF

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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