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Armored Fish

3 December 2006, 11:00 PST
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Armored Fish

Botherolepis canadensis
Late Devonian
Escuminac Formation, Miguasha Bay, Quebec, Canada

A bottom dwelling armored fish, or Placoderm, displays intricately preserved ornamentation of its armor and a partial tail. Possessing a small head with eyes on top, Botherolepis would have hugged the ocean floor like a stingray and may have used its long armored arms for locomotion. There are several orders of Placoderms; Botherolepis canadensis belongs to the Antiarcha, Family Bothriolepidae. Measures 9 ½ x 9 x 1 ½in

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