Pharyngolepis
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Anaspida |
Order: | †Birkeniiformes |
Family: | †Pharyngolepididae Kiær 1924 corrig. |
Genus: | Pharyngolepis Kiaer, 1911 |
Pharyngolepis is an extinct genus of primitive jawless fish that lived in the Silurian period of what is now Norway.
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Pharyngolepis oblongus
Pharyngolepis had well-developed anal an caudal fins, but no paired or dorsal fins that would have helped stabilise it in the water, and so was probably a poor swimmer, remaining close to the sea bottom. The pectoral fins were instead replaced by bony spines, possibly for protection against predators, and there was a row of spines along the back. It probably scooped up food from the ocean floor.[1]
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