Fossil specimen : BGS GSM8103 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class - Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Hemicyclaspis murchisoni (Egerton) |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Hemicyclaspis murchisoni (Egerton) Cephalaspis murchisoni Egerton |
| Registration No. | GSM8103 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Lightbody,R 1859 – 1860 |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
|
| Comments | Top of L 2 WWK 1933 |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Paper Mill,Ludlow,Shropshire |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Downton Group |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Early Devonian Epoch (Devonian Period) – Pridoli Epoch (Silurian Period) (393.3 – 423.6 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Egerton 1857 Quart Journ Geol Soc vol XIII p.284 pl.IX,fig.1 Stensio Ceph of Great Britain BM(NH) Pub 1932 vol XIII p.77 |
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