Compagopiscis croucheri
An arthrodire placoderm.
The scanned specimen is from Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia.
Skeletal element: Limestone nodule containing head and trunk shield elements.
Specimen number: WAM.2020.2.1
Significance of specimen: Contains preserved soft tissue, including the heart.
Geological age: Frasnian
State/territory: Western Australia
Locality/site: Gogo Formation, Fitzroy Crossing
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Trinajstic K, Long J, Sanchez S, Boisvert CA, Snitting D, Tafforeau P, Dupret V, Clement AM, Currie PD, Roelofs B, Bevitt JJ, Lee MSY, and Ahlberg PE. 2022. Exceptional preservation of organs in Devonian placoderms from the Gogo lagerstätte. Science 377:1311–1314.