K541
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: Osteichthyes (Huxley 1880)
Class: Actinopterygii (Cope 1887)
Subclass: Neopterygii (Regan 1923)
Order: Pycnodontiformes (Berg 1937)
Suborder: Pycnodontoidei (Nursall 1996)
Family: Pycnodontidae (Agassiz 1835) / Pycnodont
Genus: Gyrodus (Agassiz 1843)
Phylum: Chordata (Haeckel 1847) / Fish
Subphylum: Vertebrata (Lamarck 1801)
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata (Gegenbaur 1874)
Superclass: Osteichthyes (Huxley 1880)
Class: Actinopterygii (Cope 1887)
Subclass: Neopterygii (Regan 1923)
Order: Pycnodontiformes (Berg 1937)
Suborder: Pycnodontoidei (Nursall 1996)
Family: Pycnodontidae (Agassiz 1835) / Pycnodont
Genus: Gyrodus (Agassiz 1843)
Element
A description of the object collected, in particular what parts are represented.
Detached scales, sclerotic ring, jaws, skull, 3 prehensile teeth.
Collection date
The date an object was collected in the field.
18.6.1989
Collection place
The place where an object was excavated or collected in the field.
United Kingdom > England > Dorset
