K43

Classification

The biological classification of the species represented in the fossil.

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Haeckel 1847) / Fish
Subphylum: Vertebrata (Lamarck 1801)
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata (Gegenbaur 1874)
Superclass: Tetrapoda (Goodrich 1930)
Class: Reptilia (Laurenti 1768) / Reptile
Superorder: Crocodylomorpha (Hay 1930)
Suborder: Thalattosuchia (Fraas 1901)
Superfamily: Metriorhynchoidea (Fitzinger 1843)
Family: Metriorhynchidae (Fitzinger 1843)

Element

A description of the object collected, in particular what parts are represented.

Tooth crown showing premortem wear

Collection date

The date an object was collected in the field.

1982

Collection place

The place where an object was excavated or collected in the field.

United Kingdom > England > Dorset

Dimensions

Measurements of the size of the object.

width: 15mm
height: 20mm