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Fish
Record Number
WDS467
Fossil Description
Chimaera skull with skin. Head spine in place. Tooth plates articulated.
Taxonomy
Class
Chondrichthyes
Order
Chimaeriformes
Genus
Metopacanthus
General stratigraphy
(ex situ)
Formation
Charmouth Mudstone
Member
Black Ven Mudstone
Period
Jurassic
Epoch
Lower Jurassic
Age
Sinemurian
Location Area
West Beach Charmouth
Other Images
Date Of Find
10/10/1989
Date Recorded
12/06/2023
Common Name
Fish
Category
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