Fossil specimen : SM H 4557 - H 4559 – Paratype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Sarcopterygii Order Crossopterygii |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Osteolepis macrolepidotus Agassiz |
| Type Status | Paratype |
| Name History | Osteolepis macrolepidotus Agassiz Osteolepis brevis McCoy: Paratype Osteolepis brevis McCoy |
| Registration No. | H 4557 - H 4559 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Pollexfen, J.H. |
| Held By |
 Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge
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| Comments |
| Country | Scotland |
|---|---|
| Locality | Orkney, Scotland |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Caithness Flags |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Eifelian Age (Devonian Period) (387.7 – 393.3 Ma B.P.) |
| References | McCoy 1848 a. Annals and Magazine of Natural History n. ser. (2) ii (1): p.305 McCoy 1848 a. Annals and Magazine of Natural History n. ser. (2) ii (1): McCoy 1854 a. Contributions to British Palaeontology (1): p.37 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 (2): p.587 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 (2): |
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