Camuropiscis

Camuropiscis; Temporal range: Late Devonian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Placodermi
Order:	Arthrodira
Family:	Camuropiscidae
Genus:	Camuropiscis
Type species
	Camuropiscis concinnus; Miles & Dennis, 1979
Species
	C. concinnus (type); C. laidlawi Miles & Dennis, 1979;

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

^ ^a ^b 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.

External links

Mikko's Phylogeny Archive

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[DennisMiles-1] 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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