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Fish
Record Number
WDS277
Fossil Description
Partial fish, lacking fins, tail and diagnostic skull elements. A section of the scales have been piled revealing ribs. Possible feeding trace or current action.
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
20/01/2012
Date Recorded
31/01/2012
Common Name
Fish
Category
2