Menaspid Fish Armour Fossil #1
by Steve Gschmeissner/science Photo Library
Title
Menaspid Fish Armour Fossil #1
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Steve Gschmeissner/science Photo Library
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
Menaspid fish armour fossil. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). The menaspidi (Menaspidae) are a family of extinct cartilaginous fish that lived in the Carboniferous and Permian period (340-270 million years ago). Their remains have been found in Scotland, Germany, United States and Australia.The front part of the body of some menaspidi (Menaspis and Deltoptychius ) was covered by a considerable reinforcement of boney plates. Magnification: x60 at 10cm high.
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October 4th, 2018
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