| Amazichthys | |
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| Holotype specimen AA.MEM.DS.8 (A and B), and paratype PIMUZ A/I 4773 (C, D) | |
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| Life reconstruction | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | †Placodermi |
| Order: | †Arthrodira |
| Suborder: | †Brachythoraci |
| Family: | †Selenosteidae |
| Genus: | †Amazichthys Jobbinset al, 2022 |
| Species: | †A. trinajsticae |
| Binomial name | |
| †Amazichthys trinajsticae Jobbinset al, 2022 | |
Amazichthys is anextinct genus ofselenosteidarthrodire from theMiddle Famennian of theLate Devonian of theAnti-Atlas Mountains ofMorocco. It contains a single species,Amazichthys trinajsticae. It is one of a few example ofplacoderm known from whole body shape, including cartilaginous axial and fin elements.[1]
Amazichthys had a profile similar to that of fast-movingpelagic fishes, with lateral keels for stability, and alunate caudal fin, suggesting it could reach and maintain high speed.[1] Theholotype, AA.MEM.DS.8, is 89.7 cm (35.3 in) long.[1][2]
Amazichthys trinajsticae was named after the North African ethnic groupAmazigh (Berbers), and Australian palaeontologistKate Trinajstic.[1]
Amazichthys is part ofSelenosteidae, a family inside the cladeAspinothoracidi, inside ofPachyosteomorphi, along withDunkleosteoidea.
Thecladogram shown here is based on Jobbinset al, 2022.[1]
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