Bolivosteus
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Bolivosteus chacomensis is a rhenanid placoderm from the Eifelian of Bolivia, and is the only placoderm known from the “Malvinokaffric” invertebrate faunas. The Malvinokaffric faunas represent a series of cold-water ecosystems near or at the South Pole during the Middle Devonian, and apparently lacked the presence of ammonoids, bryozoa, or colonial corals.[1] B. chacomensis is known from skull fragments and scales.
Quick Facts Bolivosteus Temporal range: Eifelian, Scientific classification ...
Bolivosteus Temporal range: Eifelian | |
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Genus: | Bolivosteus |
Species: | B. chacomensis |
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Bolivosteus chacomensis Goujet, Janvier & Suarez-Riglos, 1986 | |
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