Tauraspis rara Mark-Kurik & Janvier, 1995
Agnatha
Cephalaspidomorphi
Osteostraci
Benneviaspidida
Early Devonian
Spokoinaya Fm (Pragian)
Severnaya Zelmya Archipelago, Russia
Length: 10 cm
This rare and extraordinary jawless fish from the Early Devonian of Russia had forward pointing "horns" protruding from its cephalic shield.
April 25, 2015
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