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Shark
Record Number
WDS458
Fossil Description
Large male shark with claspers (reproductive organs) and the 4 cephalic spines preserved. Also the front and rear fin spines are present. Body covered in dermal denticles.
Taxonomy
Class
Chondrichthyes
Order
Hybodontiformes
Genus
Hybodus
Species
raricostatus
General stratigraphy
(in situ)
Formation
Charmouth Mudstone
Member
Black Ven Mudstone
Period
Jurassic
Epoch
Lower Jurassic
Age
Sinemurian
Location Area
Stonebarrow
Other Images
Date Of Find
04/10/1994
Date Recorded
12/06/2023
Common Name
Shark
Category
1