Myriacanthus paradoxus

Time: 192.9–205.7 million years ago
Period: Unknown
Known sites: 8

Myriacanthus skull — The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London — CC-BY-4.0 — File:Myriacanthus_skull.jpg

Summary

Myriacanthus is an extinct genus of cartilaginous fish belonging to the order Chimaeriformes. The only named species, Myriacanthus paradoxus, is known from the Early Jurassic of England, France, Belgium, and Denmark, and the Late Triassic of England. Myriacanthus had armor plates on its head and a long fin spine on its dorsal fin.

Source: Wikipedia - Myriacanthus

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