Lasanius
| Lasanius Temporal range: Late Silurian
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| Lasanius problematicus | |
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| Phylum: | Chordata
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| Subphylum: | Vertebrata
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| Family: | †Lasaniidae
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| Genus: | †Lasanius Traquair 1898
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| Lasanius problematicus Traquair 1898
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Lasanius is a genus of basal anaspida from the Early Silurian. Its fossils are around 10 mm to 150 mm in length.
Life reconstruction of Lasanius problematicus
Fossils have been found in Early Silurian-aged strata in Ayrshire, Muirkirk, Scotland and .
References[]
R.H. Traquair M.D. LL.D. F.R.S. (1898) IX.—Notes on Palœozoic fishes.—No. II, Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 2:7, 67–70, DOI: 10.1080/00222939808678013
Traquair, R. (1899). XXXII.—Report on Fossil Fishes collected by the Geological Survey of Scotland in the Silurian Rocks of the South of Scotland. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 39(3), 827–864. doi:10.1017/S0080456800035237
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