Camuropiscis
Camuropiscis Temporal range: Late Devonian | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Placodermi |
Order: | Arthrodira |
Family: | Camuropiscidae |
Genus: | Camuropiscis |
Type species | |
Camuropiscis concinnus[1] Miles & Dennis, 1979 | |
Species | |
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Camuropiscis is an extinct genus of arthrodire placoderm from the late Devonian of the Gogo Formation of Western Australia. The species of Camuropiscis had a flattened, elongated snout that may have aided in enhancing its hydrodynamic streamlining.
Etymology
Camuropiscis translates as "flat-nosed fish."[1]
References
- 1 2 Dennis, Kim; R. S. Miles (September 1979). "A second eubrachythoracid arthrodire from Gogo, Western Australia". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 67: 1–29. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1979.tb01102.x.
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