Extinct genus of jawless fishes
Cowielepis ReconstructionC. ritchiei Scientific classification Kingdom: Phylum: Class: Order: Genus: †Cowielepis
Blom, 2008
Species †Cowielepis ritchiei [ 1]
Cowielepis Anaspida . It is from theCowie Harbour fish bed (Cowie Formation ) of Stonehaven, Scotland, which age is considered as theSilurian (Wenlock toLudlow ),[ 2] [ 3] Devonian (Lochkovian ).[ 4] [ 5]
Restoration ofCowielepis ritchiei It was possibly a nectonic filter, of active locomotion, due to its physiognomy.
Lochkovian of United Kingdom (Scotland ).[ 6]
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