Drepanolepis is an extinct genus of thelodont which lived in Canada during the Early Devonian period.

Drepanolepis
Reconstruction of Drepanolepis maerssae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Infraphylum: Agnatha
Class: Thelodonti
Order: Furcacaudiformes
Genus: Drepanolepis
Species

Drepanolepis maerssae

Morphology

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Drepanolepis possessed a tall, angelfish-like body, with a ventral mouth and a hypocercal tail. The gill atrium is large for this order, and the nasal runs down to the oral cavity from the orbit. The oral cavity is jawless, with no premaxilla or maxilla present.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Wilson, Mark V. H.; Caldwell, Michael W. (1993-02-01). "New Silurian and Devonian fork-tailed 'thelodonts' are jawless vertebrates with stomachs and deep bodies". Nature. 361 (6411): 442–444. Bibcode:1993Natur.361..442W. doi:10.1038/361442a0. ISSN 0028-0836.