Name
Wuttagoonaspis.
Phonetic
Wut-tah-goon-ah-spis.
Named By
A. Ritchie - 1973.
Classification
Chordata, Vertebrata, Placodermi, Arthrodira, Wuttagoonaspidae.
Diet
Carnivore.
Species
W. fletcheri
Size
Head shield up to 18 centimetres long and 10 centimetres across.
Known locations
Australia.
Time Period
Mid/Upper Devonian.
Fossil representation
Individuals of 2 species.
Wuttagoonaspis was a fairly small arthodire placoderm that swam in the water systems of what would become Australia back in the Devonian period.
- Wuttagoonaspis gen. nov., an unusual arthrodire from the Devonian of Western New South Wales, Australia, A. Ritchie - 1973.
