#ancient fish

[the-briny-bulletin]

[rufinator]

Coelacanth Sketch

Idea for a possible traditional canvas painting that I may try paint soon

[moonsetsoda]

How it feels underwater, to me.

[hyydraworks]

So going to be doing my first little blind box situation in this Friday's update, with these goofy little fish guys.

[trillin09]

I’m trying to Oh-Fish-ently handle this semester’s work load! Perhaps my way of dealing with my classes must evolve to adapt to these conditions…

I’m also aiming “Too-bee” doing the best that I can! I don’t wanna drown in stress or get bugged by the need to be productive either!

Doodles from my Evolution notebook and my Aquatic Entomology notebook!

[alex-fictus]

The Paleo Party Guest of the day is the fan favorite Sacabambaspis!!

This is a jawless fish (an agnathan) so they were a smiley lil guy 24/7, unable to close their ventral mouth. They grew up to 9.75 inches and had no pectoral fins, so the wiggles are primo here.

Age: 471–453 MYA

Location: Found in Bolivia, Argentina, Australia, and Oman

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[paleotanks]

Paleozoic fish, Fryxell Geology Museum at Augustana College, Rock Island, IL

[doomstonee]

What is a sacabambaspis?

The ancient animal I’m studying for my paleontology degree, and also my fursona is one (whenever I make a joke about my selfshipping shenanigans I call my fursona by her species name)

Long explanation underneath

The sacabambaspis (Sacabambaspis Janervi) is an ancient Ordovician era fish found along the tropical shallow waters off the supercontinent Gondwana. It’s the precursor to most segmented vertebrae and to many jawless fishes like lampreys and hagfish. It also has a lateral line system that helps it sense movement in the water.

Its most prominent feature is its front facing eyes and forever surprised expression, using what’s most likely suction feeding since it has no jaw. But it’s also heavily armored on its top half down to the tail in a chevron pattern, with narrow webbed fins at the lower end of its tail.

Most popular depictions are incorrect, as this initial museum model they got popular… Was made in a rush with craft store supplies!!

I love this ugly little fish also here’s a comparison from its fossil to a drawn reconstruction from online that I think is still pretty accurate