Climatius
| Climatius Temporal range:
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | †Acanthodii |
| Order: | †Climatiiformes |
| Family: | †Climatiidae |
| Genus: | †Climatius Agassiz, 1845 |
| Species: | †C. reticulatus
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| †Climatius reticulatus Agassiz, 1845
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Climatius (from Greek: κλίμα klíma, 'gradation')[1] is an extinct genus of spiny shark. This genus is known from the Early Devonian (Lochkovian) of Europe, previously considered Silurian remains actually belong to Nostolepis instead.[2]
Climatius was an active swimmer, judging from its powerful caudal fin and abundant stabilizing fins, and probably preyed on other fish and crustaceans. Its lower jaw was lined with sharp teeth which were replaced when worn, but the upper jaw had no teeth. It had large eyes, suggesting that it hunted by sight.[3]
It was a small fish, at 7.5 centimetres (3 in) long, and to discourage predators, Climatius sported fifteen sharp spines. There was one spine each on the paired pelvic and pectoral fins, and on the single anal and two dorsal fins, and a four pairs without fins on the fish's underside.[3]
See also
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References
[edit | edit source]- Parker, Steve. Dinosaurus: the complete guide to dinosaurs. Firefly Books Inc, 2003. Pg. 60
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- Carole J. Burrow, Robert G. Davidson, Jan L. Den Blaauwen & Michael J. Newman (2015) Revision of Climatius reticulatus Agassiz, 1844 (Acanthodii, Climatiidae), from the Lower Devonian of Scotland, based on new histological and morphological data, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 35:3, doi: 10.1080/02724634.2014.913421
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