
This small
to medium sized acanthodian is very common in the Sandwick Fish Bed. Loose spines
can be found in the sediments above the Sandwick Fish Bed. The spines are tiny and not very much inserted into the body.
They were
slender fishes and eaten often by the bigger predators in the lake.
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Complete fish , Sandwick Fish Bed |
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Complete fish slightly curled , Sandwick Fish Bed |
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Reconstruction (after Traquair, 1895) |
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Reconstruction of head (after Watson, 1937 ©) |
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