Palaeospondylus — Taxobox name = Palaeospondylus fossil range = Middle Devonian regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata subphylum = Vertebrata genus = Palaeospondylus Palaeospondylus gunni ( Gunn s Ancient Vertebrae ) is a mysterious, fish like fossil vertebrate. Its… … Wikipedia
palaeospondylus — palaeo·spondylus … English syllables
palaeospondylus — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from pale + spondylus : a genus of extinct primitive vertebrates that are known from a single form (P. gunni) of the Devonian of Scotland that is usually about one inch long with a… … Useful english dictionary
παλαιοσπόνδυλος — (palaeospondylus). Γένος σπονδυλωτών, κυκλόστομων κρανιωτών που έχουν εκλείψει. Τα ζώα αυτά είχαν χοντρόστεο σκελετό και κρανίο αρκετά μεγάλο. Το σώμα τους είχε μορφή ιχθυοειδή ή εγχελυοειδή, εσωτερικά όμως ήταν διαμορφωμένα ατελέστερα από τα… … Dictionary of Greek
fish — fishless, adj. /fish/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) fish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) fishes, v. n. 1. any of various cold blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with … Universalium
Fish — /fish/, n. Hamilton, 1808 93, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1869 77. * * * I Any of more than 24,000 species of cold blooded vertebrates found worldwide in fresh and salt water. Living species range from the primitive lampreys and hagfishes… … Universalium
Prehistoric fish — are various groups of fishes that lived before recorded history. A few, such as the coelacanth still exist today and are considered living fossils.The first fish and the first vertebrates, were the ostracoderms, which appeared in the Cambrian… … Wikipedia
Coccosteus — Temporal range: Middle Devonian–Late Devonian … Wikipedia
List of fossils — This is a list of notable fossils. Note: this does not attempt to be an exhausive list of fossils, of which there are millions, but those that are of enough significance to merit a wikipedia article. The list will be arranged by geologic… … Wikipedia
List of prehistoric jawless fish — This list of prehistoric jawless fish is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all genera from the fossil record that have ever been considered to be jawless fish, excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includes all commonly… … Wikipedia