Fossil specimen : SM E 4904 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Palaeoniscus egertoni Agassiz ms. |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Palaeoniscus egertoni Agassiz ms. Palaeoniscus egertoni (Egerton) Palaeoniscus egertoni Binney: Holotype |
| Registration No. | E 4904 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Binney, Edward William (1812-1881) |
| Held By |
 Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge
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| Comments |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Pendleton, Lancashire, England |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Coal Measures |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Pennsylvanian Subperiod (Carboniferous Period) (298.9 – 323.2 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Binney 1841. Manchester Geological and Mining Society Transactions vol. i (1): p.166 pl. v fig.12 Woods 1893 b. Geological Magazine n.s. dec. (3), vol. x (2): p.118 |
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