Camuropiscis Explained

Camuropiscis is an extinct genus of arthrodire placoderm from the Early Frasnian stage of the Late Devonian period, found at the Gogo Formation of Kimberley, Western Australia. The species of Camuropiscis had a flattened, elongated snout that may have aided in enhancing its hydrodynamic streamlining.

Etymology

Camuropiscis translates as "flat-nosed fish."^[1]

Phylogeny

Camuropiscis is a member of the family Camuropiscidae under the superfamily Incisoscutoidea, which belongs to the clade Coccosteomorphi, one of the two major clades within Eubrachythoraci.^{[2] [3]} The cladogram below shows the phylogeny of Camuropiscis:^[3]

Notes and References

1. Dennis Kim. R. S. Miles . A second eubrachythoracid arthrodire from Gogo, Western Australia . . September 1979 . 67 . 1–29 . 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1979.tb01102.x.
2. You-An Zhu . Min Zhu . A redescription of Kiangyousteus yohii (Arthrodira: Eubrachythoraci) from the Middle Devonian of China, with remarks on the systematics of the Eubrachythoraci . . 169 . 4 . 798–819 . 2013 . 10.1111/zoj12089 . free .
3. Zhu . You-An . Zhu . Min . Wang . Jun-Qing . 1 April 2016 . Redescription of Yinostius major (Arthrodira: Heterostiidae) from the Lower Devonian of China, and the interrelationships of Brachythoraci . . 176 . 4 . 806–834 . 10.1111/zoj.12356. 0024-4082 . free .