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Fish
Record Number
WDS469
Fossil Description
Chimaera head spine. Large Metopacanthus granulatus example.
Taxonomy
Class
Chondrichthyes
Order
Chimaeriformes
Genus
Metopacanthus
Species
granulatus
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
18/12/2012
Date Recorded
12/06/2023
Common Name
Fish
Category
2