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Fish
Record Number
WDS483
Fossil Description
Very rare specimen. Fossil fish washed against ammonite (Asteroceras sp.). Both beautifully preserved in Flatstone nodule.
Taxonomy
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Leptolepiformes
Genus
Proleptolepis
Species
furcata
General stratigraphy
(ex situ)
Formation
Charmouth Mudstone
Member
Black Ven Mudstone
Period
Jurassic
Epoch
Lower Jurassic
Age
Sinemurian
Location Area
Stonebarrow
Other Images
Date Of Find
02/02/1996
Date Recorded
15/06/2023
Common Name
Fish
Category
2