Bruntonichthys
| Bruntonichthys Temporal range: Frasnian | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Placodermi |
| Order: | Arthrodira |
| Family: | ?Dunkleosteidae |
| Genus: | Bruntonichthys |
| Species: | B. multidens |
| Binomial name | |
| Bruntonichthys multidens Dennis & Miles 1980 [1] | |
Bruntonichthys is an arthrodire placoderm from the Gogo Reef Formation. It was a small fish, having proportionately huge eyes, and small jaws. Researchers suggest it may have preyed on small mollusks.
References
- ↑ DENNIS, K. and MILES, R. S. (1980), New durophagous arthrodires from Gogo, Western Australia. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 69: 43–85. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1980.tb01932.x
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