Orcadian fish from the Devonian of Scotland
Palaeontological Collection of the Hunterian Museum
NB Spelling and names of genera, species and localities
may not be current.
Brachyacanthus scutiger
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Duntrune: V3548
Cheirocanthus murchinsoni
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Wasbister: V3574
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Stromness: V2409
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Sandwick: V2401, V2403?, V3597?, V7404, V7422?
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Achanarras: V2403?, V2404?, V2413, V7412?, V7422?
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Cromarty: V2407, V2408, V7012
Cheirolepis murchisoni
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Sandwick: V3539, V3564, V7433, V7434
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Skaill: V7429
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Cruaday Hill: V8052
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Birsay: V7415
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Bookan: V7430, V7431
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Orkney (non-loc): V2482, V2488, V3532?
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Edderton: V7150, V7152
Cheirolepis trailli
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Birsay: V3642
Coccosteus cuspidatus
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Achanarras: V7029
Coccosteus dicipiens
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Orkney (non-loc.): V7667, V7668
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Stronsay: V7246
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Bookan: V3533?, V3534, V3537, V3538, V3561/1-2, V3569, V7249,
V7250, V7251, V7252, V7253, V7255, V7666 (with D. striatus), V7670,
V7671, V7673, V7677?
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Belyacreugh: V7665
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Cruaday Hill: V7669
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Eathie: V2424, V7301, V7302, V7309
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Cromarty (non-loc.): V2422/V2423, V2424
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Achanarras: V2425, V3576, V3585, V7024, V7248
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Edderton: V7157, V7159, V7558, uncat. Etched
Dickosteus threiplandi
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Sandwick: V7676
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Birsay: V7674, V7675
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Stronsay: V7086, V7246
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Stenness: V7232
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Bookan: V3575
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Westray: V7234, V7179
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Achanarras: V7025?, uncat.
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Thurso: V7245
Diplocanthus crassisimus
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Sandwick: V3530, V3557, V3565, V7064, V7394, V7395, V7397,
V7398, V7399, V7400, V7401, V7402, V7405, V7679, V7680
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Cruaday Hill: V8056
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Stenness: V3657
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Achanarras: V7013
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Edderton: V7161, V7162, V7163, V7164, V7166, V7167, V7168,
V7169, V7170
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?Overtown/Eathie: V7392, V8188
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Cromarty: V3604 (Hugh Miller Specimen)
Diplopterax agassizi
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Orkney (non-loc.): V2485, V3553?, V3590, V3591, V7535, V7537?,
V7539, V7540, V7543, V7547?, V7549, V7550?, V7551, V7554?
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Dounby: V7545
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Bookan: V3632
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Firth: V7546, V7553
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Sandwick: V7544, V7661
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Scapa: V7548, V7555
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Orphir: V7538
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Achanarras: V2473?,V2476?, V7536?
Dipterus valenciennesi
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Orkney (non-loc.): V3641, V7590?, V7592?, V7595
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Cruaday Hill: V7593, V8055, V8057, V8059, V8060
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St Andrews: V3554, V3637, V7542, V7598
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Deerness: V3599, V7588, V7589, V8066
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Sandwick: V7662
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Bay of Meall: V7585
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Georgemass: V3583, V3586, V3593
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Achanarras: uncat., V3567?, V3598, V3602?, V3603, V3618?,
V3635, V3640, V7016, V7030, V7034, V7489, V7594, V7596, V7597, V8051?
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Thurso: V3593, V3806, V8150
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Caithness (non-loc.): V2447, V2449, V3568
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Cromarty: V2487
Glyptolepis paucidens
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Orkney (non-loc.): V7260, V7564, V7569?, V7570
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Papa Westray: V7563, V7473?, V7575, V7581
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Kirkwall: V7566
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Wasdale, Caithness: V7565
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Achanarras: V7028
Gyroptichius agassizi
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Orkney (non-loc.): V7259, V7567, V7583
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Cruaday Hill: V8065
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Bookan: V7568, V7570, BV7571
Homosteus milleri
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Todale: V8190
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Orkney (non-loc.): V7254, V7383, V7386, V7390
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Birsay: V7380, V7384, V7385, V7387
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Kirkwall: V7381, V7389
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Stronsay: V7382
Mesacanthus mitchelli
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Duntrane: V3522, V3524
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Berisay: V7414
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Orkney (non-loc.): V7419, V7421?
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Tillywhandland: V8118/1-4, V8119?
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Turin Hill: V3521, V8189
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Angus: V3547?, V7416
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Achanarras: V7014, V7017, V7018, V7019, V7396, V7406, V7407,
V7411, V7418, V7423
Millerosteus minor
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Orkney (non-loc.): V7244, V7388
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Kirkwall:V7664
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Caithness: V3582 ,
Osteolepis macrolepidotes
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Orkney (non-loc.): V2343, V2344, V7452, V7458, V7459, V7462,
V7503, V7512, V7514, V7525, V7529
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Dounby: V7504
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Sandwick: uncat., V3531, V3560, V3563, V3638, V7449, V7450,
V7453, V7454, V7460/1-2, V7461, V7464, V7466, V7469, V7470, V7663
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Skaill: V7435, V7439?, V7448, V7472, V7476, V7579, V7491,
V7500
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Stromness: V2452, V7442?, V7455
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Deerness: V3556, V7478
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Bookan: V7436, V7437, V7438, V7439?
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Toab: V7490
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Cruaday Hill: V8053, V8054, V8061, V8062, V8063, V8064
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Bay of Meall: V7513
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Achanarras: V2450?, V2451?, V2469?, V2475?, V2478/1-2, V2481,
V2486, V3594, V7033, V7441?, V7477?, V7501?, V7528?, V7591, V7632, V8227?
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Thurso: V2474, V2479, V2480, V3558, V3768, V7451, V7457,
V7516
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Holburn Head: V2345, V3579, V3595, V7440, V7443, V7463, V7505/1-5,
V7507, V7508, V7509, V7510, V7527, V7532, V7533
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Reay:V3639
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Georgemass: V3587, V3588, V3589
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Skinnet: V3584
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Overtonmoor: V7502
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Cromarty (non-loc.): V2468, V2472, V7517
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Edderton: V2471, V7151, V7153, V7154
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Non-loc.: V2448, V3550, V3768, V7506, V7468, V7471, V7475,
V7492, V7499, V7530
Pentlandia macropterus
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Deerness: V7582, V7584, V7587
Pterichthyodes milleri
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Orkney (non-loc.): V2497, V7145?, V7148
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Stromness: V3562
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Sandwick: V7144
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Stronsay: V7235/1-7
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Achanarras: V7026, V7027, V7147, V8043
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Cromarty (non-loc.): V2418/V2419, V3424, V7648, V8229
Thursius pholidotus
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Dounreay: V8402
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Thurso: V7456
Tristicopterus alatus
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Durness: V3636, V7586
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Deerness: V3552, V7557, V7558, V7560, V7562
indet.
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Achanarras: V7032, V7531
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Orkney (non-loc.): V7515, V7518-V7524, V7561
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Skaill: V7526
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Deerness: V7559
Palaeospondylus gunni from Achanarras
(length of head to nearest mm)
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model (300mm full length of model)
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uncat (4mm)
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V3578 (4mm)
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V3580 (3mm)
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V3580/1
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V3580/2 (>4mm)
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V3580/3
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V3581
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V3606 (2.5mm)
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V3619 (6mm)
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V3659 (3mm)
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V7020 (4mm)
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V7021/1a&b (5mm)
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V7021/2a&b (3mm)
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V7021/3a&b (3.5mm)
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V7022/1
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V7022/10 (4mm)
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V7022/11 (5mm)
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V7022/12
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V7022/13
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V7022/14
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V7022/15 (4mm)
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V7022/16 (6mm)
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V7022/17 (4mm)
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V7022/18 (4mm)
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V7022/19 (4mm)
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V7022/20 (4mm)
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V7022/21 (4.5mm)
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V7022/22
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V7022/23 (5mm)
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V7022/24 (3mm)
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V7022/25 (2.5mm)
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V7022/26 (3&5mm)
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V7022/27 (3mm)
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V7022/28 (3mm)
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V7022/29 (4.5mm)
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V7022/29a&b (3mm)
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V7022/3 (3mm)
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V7022/4 (4mm)
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V7022/5 (3mm)
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V7022/6
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V7022/7 (3mm)
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V7022/8 (2mm)
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V7022/9 (3mm)
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V7425 (4.5mm)
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V7426/1
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V7426/2 (2.5mm)
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V7427 (3.5mm)
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V7428 (5mm)
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V8176/1 (4mm)
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V8176/2 (5mm)
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V8177 (5mm)
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V8193 (4mm)
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V8194
Acanthodians from the former collections of the Department
of Geology, Dundee University.
Cheirocanthus murchisoni
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(BM:7.13) Cromarty - 2 specimens
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(BM:7.13) Gamrie - 3 specImens
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(BM:7.11) Cromarty - 1 specimen
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(BM:7.10) Gamrie - 1 specimen
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(BM:7.9) Gamrie - 1 specimen
Diplacanthus striatus
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(BM:7.13) Cromarty - 3 specimens
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(BM:7.11) Cromarty - 1 specimen
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(BM:7.10) Gamrie - 1 specimen
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(BM:7.10) Tullywhandland - 1 specimen
Diplacanthus (Ischnacanthus) gracilis
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(BM:7.11) Forfar - 1 specimen
Diplacanthus longispinus
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(BM:7.9) Gamrie - 1 specimen
Cheirolepis trailli
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(BM:7.13) Gamrie - 1 specimen
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(BM:7.13) Cromarty - 1 specimen
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(BM:7.11) Cromarty - 2 specimens
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(BM:7.10) Cromarty - 1 specimen
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(BM:7.9) Cromarty - 1 specimen
?Brachyacanthus scutiger
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(BM:7.11) Balruddery - 1 specimen
Parexus recurvus
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(BM:7.10) Tullywhandland - 1 specimen
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(BM:7.10) Balruddery - 1 specimen
Mesacanthus mitchelli
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(BM:7.10) Turin Hill
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