A rare fossil cartilaginous fish species from the Holocephali class, discovered in Paleozoic marine environments and known primarily from fossil records in North America.
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Ecology & Habitat
Habitat
Paleozoic marine ecosystems, likely shallow continental shelf and coastal marine environments during the Late Carboniferous period (approximately 300-310 million years ago)
Ecological Role
Represented an important transitional species in early evolutionary stages of chimaera and shark-like marine predators, contributing to understanding prehistoric marine biodiversity
Morphology
- SKIN COAT Covered in placoid scales characteristic of early cartilaginous fish
- LIMBS WINGS Streamlined pectoral and dorsal fins adapted for efficient marine locomotion
- HEAD SENSORY Likely possessed primitive electroreception capabilities and enhanced sensory structures for marine predation
- BODY STRUCTURE Elongated cartilaginous body with distinctive dental plates, typical of early holocephalan fish species, approximately 0.3-0.5 meters in estimated length
Data Source: TaxonHub Database
Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons
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