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Description: | Specimen of a fossil fish, Ischnacanthus gracilis, collected from the Lower Old Red Sandstone of Devonian age from Turin Hill, Forfarshire (Scotland). Collected by J. Powrie.
Ischnacanthus gracilis was a fish that had a long, scaly body. This fish had two narrow dorsal spines, one either side of and just behind its head. It was a predatory (hunting) fish, and probably lived in Lake Forfar in Angus, Scotland, a fresh-water lake surrounded by volcanoes. In this specimen the fossil is the dark area, The deep grooves around it are where tools have been used to chisel away the rock.
The specimen was found in Fife.
It is from the Devonian period (418 - 362 million years ago) | Publisher: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Subjects: | Classification: Chordata Pisces Powrie J. | 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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