Zakharenko, 2008

Author(s):Zakharenko, G. V.
Year:2008
Title:Possible Evidence of Predation in Placoderms (Pisces) of the Evlanovo Basin of Central Russia
Journal:Paleontological Journal
Volume:42
Number:5
Pages:522–525
Abstract

Two placoderms of different orders from a concretion of the Zyabrevo locality (Evlanovo Regional Stage, Frasnian) in central Russia are described. Five plates of the ventral and lateral sides of the trunk armor are assigned to a plourdosteid arthrodire. Three bones located in the region of its stomach are determined as a juvenile ptyctodontid, Ctenurella sp. Records providing actual evidence of predation in Devonian vertebrates are extremely scarce. Finds of this kind are listed for the first time.

Keywords:Devonian, paleontoloogia, Placodermi, Predation, Trace fossils
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