Sacabambaspis

Sa-cah-bam-as-piss.
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Claire Morris

Marine Paleontologist

Claire Morris has dedicated her career to exploring the depths of prehistoric oceans. Her fascination with ancient marine life has led her to discover significant fossils that illuminate the evolution of early sea creatures.

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Name

Sacabambaspis.

Phonetic

Sa-cah-bam-as-piss.

Named By

Gagnier,‭ ‬Blieck‭ & ‬Rodrigo‭ ‬-‭ ‬1986.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Pteraspida,‭ ‬Arandaspidiformes,‭ ‬Arandaspididae.

Diet

Filter feeder‭?

Species

S.‭ ‬janvieri‭

Size

Roughly about 25 centimetres long.

Known locations

Australia,‭ ‬South America,‭ ‬Middle East.

Time Period

Darriwilian to Katian of the Ordovician.

Fossil representation

Many individuals.

In Depth

       Sacabambaspis was an early jawless fish,‭ ‬but one that seems to have had a lateral line.‭ ‬A lateral line is a series of sensory organs that allow the fish to detect the movement of other‭ ‬organisms around them,‭ ‬and is seen in modern fish.‭ ‬Sacabambaspis was probably similar to other jawless fish such as Arandaspis and Astraspis.

Further Reading

– The tail of the Ordovician fish Sacabambaspis. – Biology letters 3(1):72-5. – Alan Pradel, Ivan J Sansom, Pierre-Yves Gagnier, Ricardo Cespedes & Philippe Janvier – 2007.

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