Placoderm fauna from the Connemarra Formation (?late Lochkovian, Early Devonian), central New South Wales

Two new placoderm taxa, based on isolated dermal plates from the head and trunk shields and body scales, are described from ?late Lochkovian (Early Devonian) limestones of the Connemarra Formation, central New South Wales. The taxa are Connemarraspis youngi gen. et sp. nov. and Narrominaspis longi g...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology
Main Author: Burrow, Carole J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2006
Subjects:
Devonian
Lochkovian
Placodermi
Acanthothoraci
Arthrodira
New South Wales
Connemarra Formation
260112 Palaeontology
E1
780105 Biological sciences
Arctic
Canada
Online Access:https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:105041
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Summary:Two new placoderm taxa, based on isolated dermal plates from the head and trunk shields and body scales, are described from ?late Lochkovian (Early Devonian) limestones of the Connemarra Formation, central New South Wales. The taxa are Connemarraspis youngi gen. et sp. nov. and Narrominaspis longi gen. et sp. nov., for which the holotype specimens are ossified optic capsules. The fauna also includes several indeterminate acanthothoracids. All species were small fish, estimated to have been less than 10 cm long. This placoderm fauna shows a wide range of affinities, encompassing taxa with similarities to species from the Lochkovian of Arctic Canada, Europe and Vietnam.

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