Bruntonichthys

Bruntonichthys
Temporal range: Frasnian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:†Placodermi
Order:†Arthrodira
Family:†Dunkleosteidae
Genus:†Bruntonichthys
Species: †B. multidens
Binomial name
Bruntonichthys multidens
Dennis & Miles, 1980[1]

Bruntonichthys is an arthrodire placoderm from the Gogo Reef Formation. It was a small fish, having proportionately huge eyes, and small jaws. Researchers suggest it may have preyed on small mollusks.

References

  1. ↑ DENNIS, K. and MILES, R. S. (1980), New durophagous arthrodires from Gogo, Western Australia. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 69: 43–85. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1980.tb01932.x


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