# Waterhead Group

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| age            = [Silurian](/source/Silurian)
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| region         = [Scotland](/source/Scotland)
| country        = United Kingdom 
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The '''Waterhead Group''' is a [geological group](/source/Group_(geology)) in [Scotland](/source/Scotland). It preserves [fossils](/source/fossils) dating back to the [Silurian](/source/Silurian) [period](/source/Period_(geology)).

==See also==
{{Portal|Earth sciences|Scotland|Paleontology}}
* [List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Scotland](/source/List_of_fossiliferous_stratigraphic_units_in_Scotland)

==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|archive-date= 19 August 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220819182839/https://www.fossilworks.org/|url-status= dead}}

Category:Geological groups of the United Kingdom
Category:Geology of Scotland
Category:Silurian System of Europe
Category:Silurian Scotland

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