Harrytoombsia_elegans

<i>Harrytoombsia</i>

Harrytoombsia

Extinct genus of arthrodire placoderm

Harrytoombsia is an extinct genus of arthrodire placoderm from the Early Frasnian stage of the Late Devonian period. Fossils are found from Kimberley, Australia.[2] It was a fast-swimming predator, and it had sharp blades of enamel-like material around the outer edge of the jaw for catching prey.[3]

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Phylogeny

Harrytoombsia is a member of the superfamily Incisoscutoidea, which belongs to the clade Coccosteomorphi,[4] one of the two major clades within Eubrachythoraci. The cladogram below shows the phylogeny of Harrytoombsia:[2]

Eubrachythoraci 

References

  1. [1]
    "Fossilworks: Harrytoombsia". fossilworks.org.
  2. [2]
    Zhu, You-An; Zhu, Min; Wang, Jun-Qing (1 April 2016). "Redescription of Yinostius major (Arthrodira: Heterostiidae) from the Lower Devonian of China, and the interrelationships of Brachythoraci". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 176 (4): 806–834. doi:10.1111/zoj.12356. ISSN 0024-4082.
  3. [3]
    "Visar vilket djur 1 - NyaUtställningar". utstallning.nrm.se.
  4. [4]
    You-An Zhu; Min Zhu (2013). "A redescription of Kiangyousteus yohii (Arthrodira: Eubrachythoraci) from the Middle Devonian of China, with remarks on the systematics of the Eubrachythoraci". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 169 (4): 798–819. doi:10.1111/zoj12089.


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