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Dartmuthia
Sign in to saveDartmuthia is an extinct genus of primitive jawless fish that lived in the Silurian period. Fossils of Dartmuthia have been found in Himmiste Quarry, on the island of Saaremaa in Estonia. It was first described by William Patten.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 35
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Dartmuthiidae
- Collections
- YPM, UCMP, NRM, KU, UWYO, ANSP
- Recorded in
- Estonia, Ussr
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Osteostraci
- Image
- Dartmuthia gemmifera AMNH 8465.jpg
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Dartmuthia is an extinct genus of primitive jawless fish that lived in the Silurian period. Fossils of Dartmuthia have been found in Himmiste Quarry, on the island of Saaremaa in Estonia. It was first described by William Patten.
Dartmuthia is one of the only osteostracans in which material of the trunk and tail behind the armored head shield have been found. Since the mouth is positioned on the underside of the head Dartmuthia is presumed to have dwelled on the ocean floor, sucking its food into its mouth.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dartmuthia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.