Richmond, Yorkshire (BMNH): Pennsylvanian, United Kingdom

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Petalodontidae
Petalodus acuminatus (Agassiz 1838)
19 specimens
BMNH P.2986-7, P.2990 (Enniskillen Coll.), P.1420, P.1425 (Egerton Coll.), 35472-6, 35478-80, 35482, 36884, 36887, 49612, 35477, 35481 (purchased 1860, 1862, 1878)
Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Pristodontidae
Pristodus benniei (Etheridge 1875)
1 specimen
BMNH P.3015b (Enniskillen coll.)
Pristodus concinnus (Davis 1883)
3 specimens
BMNH 49637-9
Pristodus falcatus Davis 1883
11 specimens
BMNH 36888a, 49640-42 (purchased 1862, 1878), P.1442, P.1419 (Egerton Coll.), P.3012-6 (Enniskillen Coll.),
Chondrichthyes - Cochliodontiformes - Cochliodontidae
Cyrtonodus hornei Woodward 1889
1 specimen
BMNH 49634 (purchased 1878)
Paecilodus jonesii Mcoy 1855
1 specimen
BMNH 49615 (purchased 1878)
Chondrichthyes - Copodontiformes - Copodontidae
Copodus minimus n. sp. Davis 1883
2 specimens
BMNH P.2511-2 (Enniskillen coll.)
Copodus cornutus Davis 1843
1 specimen
BMNH 49617 (purchased 1878)
Chondrichthyes - Orodontiformes - Orodontidae
Orodus moniliformis Davis 1883
1 specimen
BMNH P.2718 (Enniskillen coll.)
see common names

Geography
Country:United Kingdom
Coordinates: 54.4° North, 1.7° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:2.5° North, 8.9° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Carboniferous Epoch:Pennsylvanian
10 m.y. bin:Carboniferous 4-5
Key time interval:Pennsylvanian
Age range of interval:323.20000 - 298.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy comments: Upper Carboniferous
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:BMNH
Metadata
Database number:137322
Authorizer:M. Clapham Enterer:P. Vazquez
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:vertebrate
Created:2012-12-14 13:01:03 Last modified:2013-12-09 12:53:16
Access level:the public Released:2012-12-14 13:01:03
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

43905. A. S. Woodward. 1889. Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History) Part 1 1-613 [M. Clapham/P. Vazquez/M. Clapham]