Fish

Record Number

WDS288

Fossil Description

Articulated post cranial elements with disarticulated cranial elements. Patches of scales have been ‘pushed’ aside revealing the ribs. 3D preservation within a limestone concretion

Taxonomy

Class

Actinopterygii

Order

Lepisosteiformes

Genus

Lepidotes

General stratigraphy

(ex situ)

Formation

Charmouth Mudstone

Member

Black Ven Mudstone

Period

Jurassic

Epoch

Lower Jurassic

Age

Sinemurian

Location Area

Black Ven

Other Images

Date Of Find

27/01/2012

Date Recorded

26/07/2012

Common Name

Fish

Category

2