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placoderm

/ˈplæk.ə.dɜːm/

Traduction: Nom désignant un vertébré ressemblant à un poisson, éteint, dont la tête et le haut du corps étaient recouverts de plaques osseuses, dominant les mers et les rivières au Dévonien et considéré comme le plus ancien vertébré à mâchoires.

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C2formalcommonscientific/ˈplæk.ə.dɜːm/

A noun referring to an extinct fish-like vertebrate with bony plates on its head and upper body, dominant in seas and rivers during the Devonian period, and considered the earliest vertebrate with jaws.

  • 🇫🇷Nom désignant un vertébré ressemblant à un poisson, éteint, dont la tête et le haut du corps étaient recouverts de plaques osseuses, dominant les mers et les rivières au Dévonien et considéré comme le plus ancien vertébré à mâchoires.
  1. Extinct armored fish C2 formal scientific

    An extinct class of fish-like vertebrates that had bony plates covering the head and upper body, considered the earliest jawed vertebrates, dominant during the Devonian period.

    • Placoderms were among the first vertebrates to develop jaws.
    • Fossils of placoderms have been found in Devonian rock formations.
    • The largest known placoderm, Dunkleosteus, could grow up to 6 meters long.
    • Placoderms dominated both marine and freshwater environments during their time.

    🇫🇷Placoderme

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