Thursday, June 30, 2011

Palaeospondylus.

Palaeospondylus was a mysterious worm-like fish which has been described as a larval tetrapod, lungfish, unarmored placoderm, and agnathan.

Palaeospondylus was discovered in Scotland and is 2" long. This image shows Coccosteus attacking four Palaeospondylus.

Palaeospondylus may have been a parasite or an early lungfish.


Palaeospondylus had a weird basket-like formation in the skull, but the use for this basket-like formation is unknown.

6 comments:

  1. I can tell you like early fish :)

    When i get home i will have to did out a pic i have of the tattoos i have on my back. I have a Hoelaspis and a Sclerodus pustuliferus

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  2. I never heard of Sclerodus pustuliferus! And I would really like to see your tattoos!

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  3. As promised:

    https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/c7pqUsqPCRbIOFwFN3QOY2wEg8LjyE0yOe6NTZWhQag?feat=directlink

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