Cheiracanthus sp. - Fossil spiny shark

Description

Fossil early jawed fish, Cheiracanthus sp., from the middle Old Red Sandstone of the Frasnian Age (Upper Devonian) of Tynet Burn, Banffshire, Scotland

Museum reference

G.1896.81.5

Collection

Fossils

Scientific name(s)

species: Cheiracanthus sp. - Fossil spiny shark

Specimen details

Specimen form: Fossil

Collection place(s)

Tynet Burn, Banffshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

On display

national museum of scotland »
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