Armagh, Ireland (BMNH): Mississippian, United Kingdom

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Placodermi - Arthrodira
Cosmacanthus marginalis n. sp. Davis 1883
Woodward 1891 3 specimens
Cosmacanthus carinatus n. sp. Davis 1883
Woodward 1891 1 specimen
Nemacanthus priscus Mcoy 1848
Woodward 1891 1 specimen
recombined as Cosmacanthus priscus
Chondrichthyes
Homacanthus microdus M'Coy 1848
Woodward 1891 4 specimens
Chondrichthyes - Climatiiformes - Gyracanthidae
Oracanthus milleri Agassiz 1836
Woodward 1891 7 specimens
Chondrichthyes
Ctenacanthus sulcatus (Agassiz 1837)
Woodward 1891 3 specimens
recombined as Amelacanthus sulcatus
Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae
Lispacanthus retrogradus n. sp. Davis 1883
Woodward 1891 1 specimen
BMNH P.2544
Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes
Asteroptychius ornatus Agassiz 1843
Woodward 1891 2 specimens
Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes - Ctenacanthidae
Acondylacanthus distrans
Woodward 1891 2 specimens
Acondylacanthus colei Davis 1883
Woodward 1891 5 specimens
Acondylacanthus attenuatus Davis 1883
Woodward 1891 3 specimens
Acondylacanthus tenuistriatus Davis 1883
Woodward 1891 2 specimens
Ctenacanthus laevis n. sp. Davis 1883
Woodward 1891 4 specimens
Ctenacanthus pustulatus n. sp. Davis 1883
Woodward 1891 1 specimen
BMNH P.2529
Chondrichthyes
Ctenacanthus heterogyrus Agassiz 1837
Woodward 1891 8 specimens
synonym of Eunemacanthus heterogyrus
Gnathacanthus striatus n. sp. Davis 1883
Woodward 1891 2 specimens
BMNH P.2892-a
Gnathacanthus triangularis n. sp. Davis 1883
Woodward 1891 1 specimen
BMNH P.2891
Physonemus arcuatus McCoy 1848
Woodward 1891 5 specimens
Chondrichthyes - Symmoriiformes - Falcatidae
Physonemus attenuatus Davis 1883
Woodward 1891 2 specimens
recombined as Damocles attenuatus
Chondrichthyes
Mesolophodus problematicus n. sp. Woodward 1889
2 specimens
BMNH P.2641
Chondrichthyes - Psammodontiformes - Psammodontidae
Psammodus trapeziformis (Davis 1883)
4 specimens
Chondrichthyes - Menaspiformes - Deltoptychiidae
Deltoptychius acutus (Agassiz 1843)
6 specimens
original and current combination Cochliodus acutus
Chondrichthyes - Copodontiformes - Copodontidae
Mesogomphus lingua n. sp. Davis 1883
2 specimens
recombined as Copodus lingua
BMNH P.2500-1 (Enniskillen coll.)
Copodus spatulatus n. sp. Davis 1862
13 specimens
BMNH P.2513, P.2579, P.2514, P.2585, P.2595-8 (Enniskillen Coll.), P.1408-9 (Egerton Coll.), P.2504a, 26053a (purchased 1851), P.5362 (Wilson coll.)
Copodus furcatus n. sp. Davis 1862
1 specimen
BMNH P.2509 (Enniskillen coll.)
Pleurogomphus auriculatus n. sp. Davis 1883
2 specimens
recombined as Copodus auriculatus
BMNH P.2601, P.2585 (Enniskillen coll.)
Copodus cornutus n. sp. Davis 1843
14 specimens
BMNH P.2580-4, P.2584a-c, (Enniskillen Coll.), P.1406-7 (Egerton Coll.), 26053-4, 28506 (purchased 1851, 1864), P.2507 (purchased 1878)
Chondrichthyes - Chondrenchelyiformes - Chondrenchelyidae
Xystrodus striatus (M'Coy 1855)
6 specimens
recombined as Platyxystrodus striatus
Chondrichthyes - Cochliodontiformes - Psephodontidae
Psephodus magnus (Agassiz 1843)
30 specimens
Chondrichthyes - Cochliodontiformes - Cochliodontidae
Erismacanthus jonesi
Woodward 1891 3 specimens
Erismacanthus major (Davis 1883)
Woodward 1891 1 specimen
Paecilodus jonesii Mcoy 1855
6 specimens
Paecilodus gibbosus Davis 1883
2 specimens
Cochliodus contortus (Agassiz 1837)
4 specimens
Streblodus oblongus (Agassiz 1843)
10 specimens
Streblodus colei Davis 1883
4 specimens
Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Petalodontidae
Petalodus davisii n. sp. Woodward 1889
2 specimens
BMNH P.2656-a (Enniskillen Coll.), P.1463 (Egerton Coll.)
Polyrhizodus magnus M'Coy 1848
Polyrhizodus attenuatus n. sp. Davis 1883
1 specimen
BMNH P.2968
Polyrhizodus elongatus n. sp. Davis 1883
2 specimens
BMNH P.2966-7
Polyrhizodus colei n. sp. Davis 1883
2 specimens
BMNH P.2974-5
Glossodus lingusbovis Mcoy 1848
6 specimens
Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Belantseidae
Ctenoptychius dentatus (Owen 1840)
5 specimens
BMNH P.3008-9 (Enniskillen Coll.), P.1441 (Egerton coll.), 28926, 28936 (purchased 1854)
Petalodus serratus Owen 1840
9 specimens
recombined as Ctenoptychius serratus
see common names

Geography
Country:United Kingdom
Coordinates: 54.3° North, 6.7° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:6.9° South, 2.2° West
Time
Period:Carboniferous
Key time interval:Mississippian
Age range of interval:358.90000 - 323.20000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy comments: Lower 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:137333
Authorizer:M. Clapham Enterer:P. Vazquez
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2012-12-14 13:33:36 Last modified:2012-12-13 20:33:36
Access level:the public Released:2012-12-14 13:33:36
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]

Secondary references:

38758 A. S. Woodward. 1891. Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History). Part II. Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History) 2 [W. Dahdul/B. Frable ]