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Fish
Record Number
WDS482
Fossil Description
Beautifully preserved in nodule. 3 dimensional skull. Scales preserved with under lying bright pyrite giving the specimen a golden appearance.
Taxonomy
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Pholidophoriformes
Genus
Pholidophorus
Species
bechei
General stratigraphy
(ex situ)
Formation
Charmouth Mudstone
Member
Black Ven Mudstone
Period
Jurassic
Epoch
Lower Jurassic
Age
Sinemurian
Location Area
River Char
Other Images
Date Of Find
07/06/1998
Date Recorded
15/06/2023
Common Name
Fish
Category
2