Brachydeiridae

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title: Brachydeiridae
text: Brachydeiridae is a family of small to moderately large-sized arthrodire placoderms from the Late Devonian of Europe, restricted primarily to the Kellwasserkalk Fauna of Bad Wildungen and Adorf. Brachydeirids have, in cross section, a highly compressed body, a pointed, sometimes highly elongated snout, and tremendous orbits. The plates of the trunk shield are noticeably shortened: in Synauchenia, the trunk shield and head shield are fused together as a single, immovable unit. The superficial ana
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description: Extinct family of fishes
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachydeiridae
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date modified: 2024-01-06T17:07:16Z
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