2.6 Model of Bothriolepis
This model provides a reasonably accurate picture of the appearance of the placoderm Bothriolepis. Compare this model with the head-shield preserved in the specimen of Bothriolepis.
Above: Model of Bothriolepis seen from the left.
Identify the following features:
- The head-shield and its junction with the trunk.
- The lower jaw and mouth.
- The prominent eyes (this is characteristic of the placoderm subgroup known as Antiarchs).
- The pectoral fins.
What other fins can you identify?
Above: Model of Bothriolepis seen from above.
Above: Model of Bothriolepis seen from the front.
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