Fossil specimen : SM E 3944 – Syntype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Acanthodii Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Gyracanthus obliquus McCoy |
| Type Status | Syntype |
| Name History | Gyracanthus obliquus McCoy Gyracanthus obliquus McCoy: Syntype |
| Registration No. | E 3944 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Griffith, R. |
| Held By |
 Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge
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| Comments |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|
| Locality | Moyola R. (valley), Moyheeland, Draperstown, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Yellow Sandstone (shale) |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Carboniferous Period (Carboniferous Period) (298.9 – 358.9 Ma B.P.) |
| References | McCoy 1855 a. A synopsis of the classification of the British Palaeozoic rocks with a systematic description of the British Palaeozoic fossils Geol. Mus. Cambridge (1): p.629 Woods, H. 1891. Catalogue of the Type Fossils in the Woodwardian Museum, Cambridge. Henry Woods with preface by T. McKenny Hughes CUP. 180+xiv SPL: II. 16 (2): p.162 |
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