Fossil specimen : BRSUG 9955 – Paratype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Merostomata Order Eurypterida |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Drepanopterus abonensis |
| Type Status | Paratype |
| Name History | Drepanopterus abonensis |
| Registration No. | 9955 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Fry, T.R. |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 University of Bristol Geology Collection
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| Comments | Segment 12, a telson broken in two, and parts of a prosomal appendage (comments by Tetlie) |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Southern end of Woodhill Bay, Portishead, Nr. Bristol |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Upper Old Red Sandstone, Portishead Beds, immediately above fish bed (Bed 10) in Woodhill Bay sequence. |
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| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Devonian Period (Devonian Period) (358.9 – 419.2 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Simpson, S. 1951, A new Eurypterid from the Upper Old Red Sandstone of Portishead. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 12th Series vol. 4 no. 45, pp. 850-861 |
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