Cowielepis
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| Genus: | †Cowielepis Blom, 2008 |
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| †Cowielepis ritchiei[1] | |
Cowielepis is an extinct genus of jawless fish in the class Anaspida. It is from the Cowie Harbour fish bed (Cowie Formation) of Stonehaven, Scotland, which age was originally considered as the Silurian (Wenlock to Ludlow), one study reassigned to Early Devonian (Lochkovian),[2] and 2023 study suggested Wenlock age again.[3]
Habits[edit]
It was possibly a nectonic filter, of active locomotion, due to its physiognomy.
Distribution[edit]
Lochkovian of United Kingdom (Scotland).[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Blom, Henning, 2008; "A new anaspid fish from the middle Silurian Cowie Harbour fish bed of Stonehaven, Scotland" Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28(3):594–600
- ^ Suarez, Stephanie E.; Brookfield, Michael E.; Catlos, Elizabeth J.; Stöckli, Daniel F. (2017-06-28). "A U-Pb zircon age constraint on the oldest-recorded air-breathing land animal". PLOS ONE. 12 (6): e0179262. Bibcode:2017PLoSO..1279262S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0179262. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 5489152. PMID 28658320.
- ^ Wellman, Charles H.; Lopes, Gilda; McKellar, Zoë; Hartley, Adrian (2023-10-24). "Age of the basal 'Lower Old Red Sandstone' Stonehaven Group of Scotland: The oldest reported air-breathing land animal is Silurian (late Wenlock) in age". Journal of the Geological Society. doi:10.1144/jgs2023-138. hdl:2164/22754. ISSN 0016-7649.
- ^ The paleobiology database, Lochkov unit
External links[edit]
Data related to Cowielepis at Wikispecies
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