Sacabambaspis

Sa-cah-bam-as-piss.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Sacabambaspis.

Phonetic

Sa-cah-bam-as-piss.

Named By

Gagnier,‭ ‬Blieck‭ & ‬Rodrigo‭ ‬-‭ ‬1986.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Pteraspida,‭ ‬Arandaspidiformes,‭ ‬Arandaspididae.

Diet

Filter feeder‭?

Species

S.‭ ‬janvieri‭

Size

Roughly about 25 centimetres long.

Known locations

Australia,‭ ‬South America,‭ ‬Middle East.

Time Period

Darriwilian to Katian of the Ordovician.

Fossil representation

Many individuals.

In Depth

       Sacabambaspis was an early jawless fish,‭ ‬but one that seems to have had a lateral line.‭ ‬A lateral line is a series of sensory organs that allow the fish to detect the movement of other‭ ‬organisms around them,‭ ‬and is seen in modern fish.‭ ‬Sacabambaspis was probably similar to other jawless fish such as Arandaspis and Astraspis.

Further Reading

– The tail of the Ordovician fish Sacabambaspis. – Biology letters 3(1):72-5. – Alan Pradel, Ivan J Sansom, Pierre-Yves Gagnier, Ricardo Cespedes & Philippe Janvier – 2007.

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