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avancna — Dhanguura johnstoni
Published: 2013-06-26 20:14:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 1944; Favourites: 30; Downloads: 0
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Reconstruction of the large homosteid arthrodire placoderm, Dhanguura johnstoni, from the Emsian-aged Taemas-Weejasper Reef of Early Devonian New South Wales, Australia. Its describer, Gavin C. Young, hypothesizes that it may have been a filterfeeder.Related content
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Perhaps if you replaced the plecostomus' head with a laundry hamper lid
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so what exactly make Dhanguura a filter feeder?
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I'm not sure, to be honest. I had always assumed the homosteids were ambush hunters who snapped up any critter that came too close to the mouth.
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This one is a really rare placoderm genus, man! (at least in referred bibliographies)
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It was recently described by Young a few years ago: the holotype has been featured prominently in both editions of The Rise of Fishes.
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