Brindabellaspis
| Brindabellaspis Temporal range: Early Devonian
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| Artist's reconstruction of B. stensioi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | †Placodermi |
| Order: | †Brindabellaspida Gardiner, 1993 |
| Genus: | †Brindabellaspis Young, 1980 |
| Species: | †B. stensioi
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| Binomial name | |
| †Brindabellaspis stensioi Young, 1980
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Brindabellaspis stensioi ("
acanthothoracid
due to anatomical similarities with the other species found at the reef.
According to Philippe Janvier, anatomical similarities of B. stensioi's brain and braincase with those of jawless fish, such as the Osteostraci and the Galeaspida, strongly suggest that B. stensioi, and also the antiarchs, are basal placoderms closest to the ancestral placoderm.
References
Further reading
- Palaeontographica167A pp. 10–76. 2 pl., 27 fig.
- ISBN 0-19-854047-7
- ISBN 0-8018-5438-5
External links
- Palaeos article on B. stensioi Archived 2007-02-27 at the Wayback Machine