The fossil was found at the same world-famous locality where the Bearsden Shark was excavated in the early 1980s.
A type of shrimp that died out hundreds of millions of years ago has been declared a new species and given a Glasgow name in tribute to its roots. The shrimp is believed to have swam in the Carboniferous seas surrounding the Scottish city around 333 million years ago. Its fossil was found at the same world-famous locality where the Bearsden Shark was excavated in the early 1980s. The shrimp has been christened Tealliocaris weegie after a scientific paper identified it as a Glaswegian crustacean.
'I am especially proud, as a Glaswegian myself, that we were able to name a fossil shrimp Tealliocaris weegie. 'Named after the people of Glasgow, this must surely be one of the oldest weegies at over 330 million years old.
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