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Description: | Specimen of a fossil fish, Mesacanthus mitchelli, collected from the Farnell (deposits), Lower Old Red Sandstone of Early Devonian age from Forfarshire (Scotland). Collected by J. Powrie.
Mesacanthus mitchelli is the most common of the fossil fishes found in Forfarshire, Scotland. There are often many fossils of this fish found together, which suggests that this fish preferred living in large groups (shoals). This fish had a scaly body, and several fin-spines, which you can clearly see on this fossil.
The specimen was found in Tayside.
It is from the Devonian period (418 - 362 million years ago) | Publisher: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Subjects: | Classification: Chordata Pisces Powrie J. | Temporal: | Devonian period (418 - 362 million years ago) | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/geofinder/se... | Go to resource |
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