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Description: | Specimen of a fossil fish, Dipterus valenciennesi, collected from the Middle Old Red Sandstone of Devonian age from Banniskirk Quarry, Caithness, Scotland. Collected by Rev G.C. Abbs (?).
Dipterus is a primitive lungfish that was able to breathe air. It probably lived in water that didn't contain much oxygen. The body of this fish was covered with rounded scales, that show up very clearly on this fossil. Dipterus is related to modern lungfish that live in rivers in Africa, Australia and South America.
The specimen was found in Caithness.
It is from the Devonian period (418 - 362 million years ago) | Publisher: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Subjects: | Classification: Chordata Pisces Rev (?) Abbs Sarcopterygii G.C. Osteichthyes Dipnoi | Temporal: | Devonian period (418 - 362 million years ago) | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/geofinder/se... | Go to resource |
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