Bothriolepis Canadensis Pair Replica
$76.00
Bothriolepis canadensis pair replica measures 10.3 in. The Bothriolepis is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast for marine biology study. 1:1 scale.
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Description
Bothriolepis canadensis pair replica measures 10.3 inches. The Bothriolepis is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast from a private collector. 1:1 scale. Made in USA.
The low mouth matches the flat resting pose of the bothriolepis. This bony fish had a unique pocket below the eyes called a preorbital recess. This bone pocket safely covered the nose. The skin armor grew in three clear layers.
Tests show a top layer, a cancellous spongiosa, and a compact basal lamellar layer. Young bothriolepis specimens clearly display these specific bone layers during early development stages.
Scientific Classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Placodermi
- Order: Antiarchi
- Family: Bothriolepididae
- Genus: Bothriolepis
- Species: B. canadensis
- Binomial name: Bothriolepis canadensis
- Conservation status: Extinct
Museum visitors can study ancient Devonian ocean life by comparing the Bothriolepis pair with the fanged dunkleosteus terrelli fish jaw replica that highlights the era’s different predator defense styles.
You can contrast this dual fossil slab against a detailed, rolled-up trilobite phacops rana milleri cast. Collectors can also showcase diverse Devonian marine ecosystems by placing this placoderm beside a coiled ammonite hophitues deutatus albieno replica.
Additional information
| Weight | 8.0 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 10.3 in |
