Tubonasus

Tu-bo-nay-sus.
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Maeve Foster

Paleoclimatologist

Maeve Foster explores the Earth's climatic past to understand the forces that shaped life on our planet. Her research into ancient climate events provides valuable context for current environmental challenges.

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Name

Tubonasus.

Phonetic

Tu-bo-nay-sus.

Named By

K.‭ ‬Dennis‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Miles‭ ‬-‭ ‬1979.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Placodermi,‭ ‬Arthrodira,‭ ‬Camuropiscidae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

T.‭ ‬lennardensis‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Australia‭ ‬-‭ ‬Gogo Formation.

Time Period

Late Devonian.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Tubonasus is a genus of arthrodire placoderm fish that lived in Australia during the Late Devonian.‭ ‬Tubonasus is noted for having a long snout,‭ ‬however,‭ ‬Tubonasus did not take this to the extreme like in some genera such as Rolfosteus.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Eubrachythoracid arthrodires with tubular rostra1‭ ‬plates from Gogo,‭ ‬Western Australia.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society‭ ‬67:‭ ‬297‭–‬328.‭ ‬-‭ ‬K.‭ ‬Dennis‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Miles‭ ‬-‭ ‬1979.

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