Bothriolepis rex - New Antiarchi from Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada

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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.

Edited November 6, 2016 by Oxytropidoceras
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