Moythomasia

Moythomasia; Temporal range: Middle Devonian–Late Devonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	†Moythomasia nitida Gross 1953 from the Devonian (Givetian) of Bergisch-Gladbach, Germany.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Family:	†Moythomasiidae; Kazantseva, 1971
Genus:	†Moythomasia; Gross, 1950 non Whitley, 1951
Species
	M. devonica (Clarke, 1885); M. durgaringa Gardiner & Bartram, 1977; M. lineata Choo, 2015; M. nitida Gross, 1953; M. perforata (Gross, 1942);
Synonyms
	Aldingeria Gross, 1942 non Moy-Thomas, 1942;

Moythomasia (named for

ray-finned fish from the Devonian

period of Europe and Australia.

Moythomasia was a small freshwater fish, 9 centimetres (3.5 in) long. It had relatively large eyes, presumably to find prey in murky water. Its body was covered in specialized

ganoid scales; the upper side of each scale sported a small pin that perfectly fit into the hollow lower side of the next scale. This allowed the fish to be both armored and flexible.^[2]