#Rhabdoderma

[ostracartderms]

Acanthotelson stimpsoni, a syncarid crustacean from the Mazon Creek formation feeds on a dead Rhabdoderma coelacanth. In the background acanthodians and Bandringa are visible. Behind the coelacanth and syncarids there are rhacophyllum plants and horsetail stems.

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[palaeopedia]

The Fluted skin, Rhabdoderma (2012)

Phylum : Chordata Class : Sarcopterygii Subclass : Actinistia Family : Rhabdodermatidae Genus : Rhabdoderma Species : R. lineare

Carboniferous

North America and Europe (map)

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