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PV P 27016

Classification
Scientific name: Rhinocephalus planiceps Casier, 1966
Author: Casier, 1966
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Merlucciidae
Genus: Rhinocephalus
Species: planiceps
Higher classification: Actinopterygii; Merlucciidae
Location
Locality: Swale, Isle of Sheppey
State province: England
Country: United Kingdom
Continent: Europe
Higher geography: Europe; United Kingdom; England; Kent
Identification
Identified by: Edgard Casier
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Rhinocephalus planiceps Casier, 1966
Rhinocephalus sp.
Specimen
Catalogue number: PV P 27016
Collection code: PAL ( Palaeontology)
Sub department: ES Fish
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:741966
Catalogue description: skull
Stratigraphy
Earliest eon/lowest eonothem: Phanerozoic
Latest eon/highest eonothem: Phanerozoic
Earliest era/lowest erathem: Cenozoic
Latest era/highest erathem: Cenozoic
Earliest period/lowest system: Paleogene
Latest period/highest system: Paleogene
Earliest epoch/lowest series: Eocene
Latest epoch/highest series: Eocene
Group: Thames Group
Formation: London Clay Formation
Chronostratigraphy: Paleogene, Eocene
Lithostratigraphy: Thames Group, London Clay Formation
Zoology
Barcode: 010249348
Record
Occurrence ID: 1ce2c277-f2e3-4e6f-92ce-58641331bac3
Modified: 2021-03-02T19:38:54+00:00
Created: 2010-11-02T16:03:38+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2010-11-02T16:03:38+00:00
Last updated 2021-03-02T19:38:54+00:00
Format DWC
License CC0-1.0
Dataset collection-specimens
Dataset ID 56e711e6-c847-4f99-915a-6894bb5c5dea
Resource Specimens
Resource ID 05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb