Fossil specimen : BGS GSM84694 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Merostomata Order Eurypterida |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Drepanopterus abonensis Simpson S |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Drepanopterus abonensis Simpson S |
| Registration No. | GSM84694 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Fry,T |
| Donor or Associated Person | Simpson,Dr.S 1951 |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments | Samples GSM84694 and 84694A are counterparts.Top of bed 10 of Woodhill Bay succession (Wallis 1928) |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Cliff at South end of Woodhill Bay,Portishead,Somerset |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Upper Old Red Sandstone |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Late Devonian Epoch (Devonian Period) (358.9 – 382.7 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Simpson S 1951 Ann Mag Nat Hist Series 12 4 45 pl.XV,fig.2 |
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