Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Fossil Fish |
Other Name |
Cheirolepis canadensis Whiteaves |
Catalog Number |
E 2558a |
Collection |
Division of Geology |
Description |
Slab of rock with the tail of an extinct genus of ray-finned fish preserved on the surface. Tail shows ornamented scales and fin rays. |
Preservation methods |
Fossilization |
Collector |
Bryant, William |
Period |
Devonian |
Locality |
Scaumenac Bay, Quebec |
Kingdom |
Animalia (Animals) |
Phylum |
Chordata |
Class |
Actinopterygii |
Order |
Cheirolepiformes |
Family |
Cheirolepidae |
Genus |
Cheirolepis |
Species |
C. canadensis |
People |
Bryant, W. L. |