Description
Bothriolepis canadensis
- Bothriolepis canadensis
- Upper Devonian Age
- Escumiac Bay, Miguasha
- Quebec, Canada
- This RARE armored fish measures 5.26″ wide x 5.61″ long. The matrix measures approx. 5″ tall x 10.75″ long. Although this specimen is missing the right fin and a small portion of the head it is still a very desirable and very affordable specimen that won’t break the bank!
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Bothriolepis is a genus of antiarch placoderms. It was widespread and diverse in the middle to late Devonian.
Bothriolepis lived in environments across every continent including near-shore marine and freshwater settings. Most species of Bothriolepis were small, benthic, freshwater detritivores. They got nutrients by eating decomposing plant/animal material. They averaged about 30 centimetres (12 in) in length.
There are two openings through the head of Bothriolepis: a keyhole opening along the midline on the upper side for the eyes and nostrils and an opening for the mouth on the lower side near the anterior end of the head.
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