Woodwardella patellifrons Casier 1966 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Scombridae

Full reference: E. Casier. 1966. Faune ichthyologique du London Clay 1-510

Belongs to Woodwardella according to K. A. Monsch 2004

See also Bannikov 1979

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: BMNH P26903, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Isle of Sheppey (BMNH collection), which is in a Ypresian marine claystone in the London Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.

Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Isle of Sheppey (BMNH collection)

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