| P number: | P801784 |
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| Caption: | Opthalmosaurus (ichthyosaur) juvenile reconstructed skeleton from the Oxford Clay Formation of the Peterborough brickpits on display in the geology gallery of Peterborough Museum. |
| Description: | Near complete fossil skeleton of a juvenile, possibly newborn Opthalmosaurus (ichthyosaur) from the Peterborough Member, Oxford Clay Formation. Found at Star Pit, Whittlesey [TL 23 97] by Nigel Truss and excavated by Alan Dawn and Sean Shearman in 1995, and donated by Hanson Brick Ltd to the Museum. Approximately 85% complete, lacking skull, it has been reconstructed with a replica skull and is on display in the Museum's Jurassic gallery since 2012 (Museum specimen number R340). Information from Peterborough Museum records. |
| Date taken: | Mon Sep 24 00:00:00 BST 2012 |
| Photographer: | Witney, P. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| Copyright note: | Peterborough Museum have given full permission for the full use of these images for any purpose under IPR reference IPR/154-14C. |
| X longitude/easting: | 519100 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 298600 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 244.75 KB; 1000 x 667 pixels; 85 x 56 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 176 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | none |
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