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Scopulipiscis, a new giant dapediid from the Triassic of Switzerland

Started by Halichoeres, September 05, 2018, 07:56:13 PM

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September 05, 2018, 07:56:13 PM Last Edit: September 05, 2018, 07:56:31 PM by Halichoeres
The dapediids are extinct relatives of bowfins and gar, mostly medium sized fish, but this one had a braincase the size of your fist. If you know how small fish braincases are, that's a pretty big fish, maybe about 2 meters overall. Here's the holotype:



The description appears to be open access: http://rsos.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/5/8/180497
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