Harrytoombsia is an extinct genus of arthrodire placoderm from the Early Frasnian stage of the Late Devonian period. Fossils are found from Kimberley, Australia.[2] It was a fast-swimming predator, and it had sharp blades of enamel-like material around the outer edge of the jaw for catching prey.[3]
Harrytoombsia is a member of the superfamily Incisoscutoidea, which belongs to the clade Coccosteomorphi,[4] one of the two major clades within Eubrachythoraci. The cladogram below shows the phylogeny of Harrytoombsia:[2]
Eubrachythoraci Coccosteomorphi Coccosteoidea Coccosteidae Panxiosteidae IncisoscutoideaHarrytoombsia elegans
CamuropiscidaeHarrytoombsia is an extinct genus of arthrodire placoderm from the Early Frasnian stage of the Late Devonian period. Fossils are found from Kimberley, Australia. It was a fast-swimming predator, and it had sharp blades of enamel-like material around the outer edge of the jaw for catching prey.
