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Shark
Record Number
URS23
Fossil Description
Head spine with barbs preserved.
Taxonomy
Class
Chondrichthyes
Order
Chimaeriformes
Genus
Myriacanthus
Species
paradoxus
General stratigraphy
(ex situ)
Formation
Blue Lias
Period
Jurassic
Epoch
Lower Jurassic
Age
Sinemurian
Location Area
Monmouth Beach
Other Images
Date Of Find
04/04/1998
Date Recorded
26/01/2026
Common Name
Shark
Category
2