Moythomasia
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Moythomasia (named for James Alan Moy-Thomas)[1] is an extinct genus of early ray-finned fish from the Devonian period of Europe and Australia.
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†Moythomasia nitida Gross 1953 from the Devonian (Givetian) of Bergisch-Gladbach, Germany. | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Family: | †Moythomasiidae Kazantseva, 1971 |
Genus: | †Moythomasia Gross, 1950 non Whitley, 1951 |
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Moythomasia was a small freshwater fish, 9 centimetres (3.5 in) long. It had relatively large eyes, presumably to find prey in murky water. Its body was covered in specialized ganoid scales; the upper side of each scale sported a small pin that perfectly fit into the hollow lower side of the next scale. This allowed the fish to be both armored and flexible.[2]