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Camuropiscis ✝
| Description | 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. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camuropiscis, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Camuropiscidae : Camuropiscis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Arthrodira : Camuropiscidae : Camuropiscis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Camuropiscis Dennis & Miles, 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Zoological J. Linn. Soc. 67 (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 383 - 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 383 - 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthrodira) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Arthrodira) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camuropiscis |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Camuropiscis concinnus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Camuropiscis laidlawi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1979 | Camuropiscis Dennis and Miles |
| 2002 | Camuropiscis Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2009 | Camuropiscis Trinajstic and Dennis-Bryan |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
