This is a very distinctive and rare fish from the Lower Jurassic rocks of the Dorset coast. Saurorhynchus was a long thin fish superficially resembling a modern-day gar fish.
Fish
Museum:
Bridport
Period:
Lower Jurassic
Strata:
Belemnite Marls
Fossil Type:
Fish
Common Name:
Fish
Scientific Name:
Saurorhynchus
Pronunciation:
Saw-o-rin-cus
Age:
180 million years
Where it was Found:
Seatown, Eype
Found by:
Briony Newman
Accession Number:
BRPMG 6083
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