Arandaspis prehistoric fish,artwork. This extinct aquatic vertebrate lived in the Ordovician period,about 500 million years ago. Arandaspis was a precursor to true bony fish. It had a streamlined body,reaching 5 centimetres in length,which was covered with knobbly scales. Hard bony plates covered the entire head,with openings for eyes,mouth and gills. Arandaspis lacked a jaw and was thought to feed by sucking in food particles from the bottom of the sea floor | |
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