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MOYTHOMASIA
(moy-foe-ma-sjar)
Named By: Gross in 1950
Time Period: Middle Devonian-Late Devonian
Location: Germany and Western Australia
Size: About 9 centimetres long
Diet: Carnivore
Fossil(s): Specimens preserved flat on slabs
Classification: | Chordata | Actinopterygii | Palaeonisciformes |
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Moythomasia is an extinct genus of early ray-finned fish from the Devonian period of Europe and Australia.

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.

Read more about Moythomasia at Wikipedia
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