Bothriolepis Canadensis Single Fish Replica

Description

Bothriolepis Canadensis single fish replica measures 10.03 inches. Bothriolepis Canadensis single fish replica slab is museum-quality polyurethane resin cast. Made in USA.

Most species of Bothriolepis Canadensis were relatively small, benthic, freshwater detritivores, averaging around 30 centimetres (12 inches) in length. However, the largest species, B. maxima, had a carapace about 100 centimetres (39 inches) in length.

Bothriolepis fossils are found in Middle and Late Devonian strata (387–360 million years ago).

Because the fossils are found in freshwater sediments, Bothriolepis Canadensis is presumed to have spent most of its life in freshwater rivers and lakes, but was probably able to enter salt water as well because its range appeared to have corresponded with the Devonian continental coastlines.

Many paleontologists hypothesize that they were anadromous, that is, they lived most of their lives in saltwater, and returned to freshwater only to breed, similar to salmon. Its box-like body was enclosed in armor plates, providing protection from predators.

Scientific Classification

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: †Placodermi
• Order: †Antiarchi
• Family: †Bothriolepididae
• Genus: †Bothriolepis Eichwald, 1840
• Conservation status: Extinct

This bothriolepis canadensis single fish replica captures the armored morphology of Devonian placoderms found in seafloor environments, similar to the setting shown in a starfish seafloor matrix plaque replica.

The bothriolepis canadensis replica features a box-like dermal armor that provided defense against the era’s apex predators, a trait it shares with the massive dunkleosteus jaw replica.

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