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Wudinolepis weni, tiny Microbrachiid placoderms from the early Devonian Jiucheng Fm. In Yunnan China. Specimens measure just over 1 cm in length, 2 are present on this piece, one exposed dorsally and the other ventrally. Preparation done by Paul Freitag
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From the album: Misha's Late Devonian Fossils
My most complete Bothriolepis fossil from the Catskill Fm. This preserves much of the head of the small fish. Late Devonian, Catskill Fm., PA.- 1 comment
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From the album: Misha's Middle Devonian Fossils
Microbrachius dicki Eday flagstones, Orkney- 2 comments
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From the album: Misha's Late Devonian Fossils
Armor bits from antiarch placoderms Asterolepis ornata. Lower Frasnian, Late Devonian, Lode Quarry, Latvia.-
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From the album: Misha's Late Devonian Fossils
My second Bothriolepis sp. flipper partial. This one is smaller but also nicely preserved. Found at the same roadcut Late Devonian, Catskill Fm., PA.-
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From the album: Misha's Late Devonian Fossils
Plate of small mixed fish bits from the late Devonian with a difficult to see but large piece of Bothriolepis sp. flipper in the middle of the block. Rte 15, Late Devonian, Catskill Fm., PA.-
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Bothriolepis rex - New Antiarchi from Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
A New ‘King’ — New, Gigantic, Ancient Armored Fish Discovered by Frank Otto, Drexel Now, October 11, 2016 http://drexel.edu/now/archive/2016/October/B_rex/ http://phys.org/news/2016-10-gigantic-ancient-armored-fish.html Gigantic, ancient armoured 'B rex' fish discovered Fossil bones from the skull of Bothriolepis rex. Scientists have discovered an ancient fish that dates back 370 million years. DNA, Washington , PTI, Oct. 12, 2016 http://www.dnaindia.com/scitech/report-gigantic-ancient-armoured-b-rex-fish-discovered-2263499 The paper is: Downs, J. p., E. B. Daeschler, V. E. Garcia, and N. H. Shubin, 2016 A new large-bodied species of Bothriolepis (Antiarchi) from the Upper Devonian of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada Article: e1221833 Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Published, Received 09 Mar 2016, Accepted 05 Jul 2016, Published online: 07 Oct 2016 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2016.1221833 Yours, Paul H. -
" The scientists estimate that B. rex was about 5.5 feet long (1.7 meters), making it 30 percent longer than the previous king of the antiarchs. " LINK to article. Pretty neat. Enjoy. From Live Science.
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