Arenipiscis
| Arenipiscis Temporal range: | |
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| Artist's reconstruction | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | †Placodermi |
| Order: | †Arthrodira |
| Suborder: | †Brachythoraci |
| Family: | †Buchanosteidae |
| Genus: | †Arenipiscis Young, 1981 |
| Species: | †A. westolli |
| Binomial name | |
| †Arenipiscis westolli Young, 1981 | |
Arenipiscis westolli is an extinct buchanosteid arthrodire placoderm. Its fossils have been found in Emsian-aged marine strata of the Wee Jasper reef in New South Wales, Australia. The holotype specimen, ANU 35616, is an incomplete skull-roof.[1]
The generic name, meaning "sand fish," refers to how the dermal surfaces of the armor have a pattern of tiny bumps, creating a granular texture.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Young, G.C. (1981-01-01). "New Early Devonian brachythoracids (placoderm fishes) from the Taemas - Wee Jasper region of New South Wales". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 5 (4): 245–271. doi:10.1080/03115518108566994. ISSN 0311-5518.
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