Devonian sea. Computer artwork of 8-inch-long (20 cm) Doryaspis sp. jaw-less fish swimming amongst sea anemones (order Actiniaria), crinoids (feathery


Devonian sea. Computer artwork of 8-inch-long (20 cm) Doryaspis sp. jaw-less fish swimming amongst sea anemones (order Actiniaria), crinoids (feathery), sea stars, ammonites (upper left), and Orthoceras sp. nautiloid cephalopods (squid-like), 410 million years ago during the Devonian period, in what is now the Svalbard archipelago, Norway. Doryaspis (or Lyktaspis) was armoured with bony spines and a long snout that had spines set along its length.


Size: 5307px × 3980px
Photo credit: © WALTER MYERS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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