Lanarkia is a genus of extinct thelodont agnathan which existed in what is now Scotland and Canada during the upper Silurian period.[1]
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| Lanarkia horrida Illustration c.1900 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Infraphylum: | Agnatha |
| Class: | †Thelodonti |
| Order: | †Furcacaudiformes |
| Family: | †Lanarkiidae |
| Genus: | †Lanarkia Traquair, 1898 |
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| Lanarkia horrida Traquair, 1898
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There are two species of Lanarkia, Lanarkia spinosa and Lanarkia horrida.[citation needed]
Description
editLanarkia were very small fish specifically 30-45 cm in length that would have been possible prey to eurypterids.[2]
References
edit- ^ Lanarkia horrida at www.fossilmuseum.net.
- ^ "Lanarkia sp". www.athenapub.com. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
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