Fossil specimen : SM J 2759 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Cnidaria Class Anthozoa Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Thecosmilia annularis (Fleming) |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Thecosmilia annularis (Fleming): Holotype Thecosmilia annularis (Fleming) |
| Registration No. | J 2759 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge
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| Comments |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, England |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Coral Rag |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Oxfordian Age (Jurassic Period) (157.3 – 163.5 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Edwards, H. Milne & Haime 1851. Archives du Museum national d'histoire naturelle vol. v (2): p.84 Negus & Beauvais 1979. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association vol. 90 (4): p.225 Parkinson, J. (James) 1808. Organic remains of a former world: an examination of the mineralized remains of the vegetables and animals of the antediluvian world vol. ii (1): p.67 pl. v fig.5 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 (3): p.30 |
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