Camuropiscis
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.
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| Genus: | Camuropiscis |
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Etymology
Camuropiscis translates as "flat-nosed fish."[1]
References
- Dennis, Kim; R. S. Miles (September 1979). "A second eubrachythoracid arthrodire from Gogo, Western Australia". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 67: 1–29. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1979.tb01102.x.
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