Fossil specimen : BGS GSM21444 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Pteraspidomorphi Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Pteraspis rostrata Agassiz |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Pteraspis rostrata Agassiz Pteraspis rostratus Agassiz |
| Registration No. | GSM21444 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Murchison |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Whitbach,near Ludlow,Shropshire |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Lower Old Red Sandstone |
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| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Early Devonian Epoch (Devonian Period) (393.3 – 419.2 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Agassiz Poiss Foss T10 fig.6 Lankester 1868 Pal Soc Mon pl.4,fig.2 Murchison 1839 Sil Syst pl.2,fig.5 Tarlo 1961 Acta Pal Polonica volVI 45 p.383 White Phil Trans Roy Soc Ser B 527 vol 225 p.446 |
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