Arenipiscis
Arenipiscis Temporal range: Emsian | |
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Artist's reconstruction | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | †Placodermi |
Order: | Arthrodira |
Family: | Buchanosteidae White, 1952 |
Genus: | Arenipiscis |
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 New South Wales, Australia.
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.
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