Researchers unearth largest Silurian vertebrate to date—meter long Megamastax
Friday, June 13, 2014 - 09:11
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A team of researchers working at China's Kuanti formation has unearthed the largest known example of a jawed vertebrate from the early Dvonian, commonly known as the Silurian period. In their paper published in Scientific Reports, the team describes the predatory fish as being approximately 1 meter long with two types of teeth, one for catching prey, the other for crushing hard shells.