According to Philippe Janvier, anatomical similarities of B. stensioi's brain and braincase with those of jawless fish, such as the Osteostraci and the Galeaspida, strongly suggest that B. stensioi, and also the antiarchs, are basal placoderms closest to the ancestral placoderm.
Young, Gavin C. 1980, A new Early Devonian placoderm from New South Wales, Australia, with a discussion of placoderm phylogeny: Palaeontographica167A pp. 10–76. 2 pl., 27 fig.
brindabellaspis, stensioi, erik, stensiö, brindabella, ranges, shield, placoderm, with, flat, platypus, like, snout, from, early, devonian, taemas, jasper, reef, australia, when, first, discovered, 1980, originally, regarded, weejasperaspid, acanthothoracid, a. Brindabellaspis stensioi Erik Stensio s Brindabella Ranges Shield is a placoderm with a flat platypus like snout from the Early Devonian of the Taemas Wee Jasper reef in Australia 1 When it was first discovered in 1980 it was originally regarded as a Weejasperaspid acanthothoracid due to anatomical similarities with the other species found at the reef BrindabellaspisTemporal range Early DevonianArtist s reconstruction of B stensioiScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass PlacodermiOrder BrindabellaspidaGardiner 1993Genus BrindabellaspisYoung 1980Species B stensioiBinomial name Brindabellaspis stensioiYoung 1980According to Philippe Janvier anatomical similarities of B stensioi s brain and braincase with those of jawless fish such as the Osteostraci and the Galeaspida strongly suggest that B stensioi and also the antiarchs are basal placoderms closest to the ancestral placoderm References edit Early Devonian Fish Had Platypus Like SnoutFurther reading editYoung Gavin C 1980 A new Early Devonian placoderm from New South Wales Australia with a discussion of placoderm phylogeny Palaeontographica 167A pp 10 76 2 pl 27 fig Janvier Philippe Early Vertebrates Oxford New York Oxford University Press 1998 ISBN 0 19 854047 7 Long John A The Rise of Fishes 500 Million Years of Evolution Baltimore The Johns Hopkins University Press 1996 ISBN 0 8018 5438 5External links editPalaeos article on B stensioi Archived 2007 02 27 at the Wayback Machine nbsp This article about a placoderm is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brindabellaspis amp oldid 1210006402, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
