释义 |
acanthodian /əˌkanˈθəʊdɪən /nounA small spiny-finned fossil fish of a group found chiefly in the Devonian period.- Class (or subclass) Acanthodii.
The first jawed fish in the fossil record are the acanthodians, which first occur in the Late Silurian....- But the treasure I did find was in the form of a beautifully preserved large set of fossil fish jaws belonging to an acanthodian.
- In addition, there are archaic elements, such as the antiarch and arthrodire placoderms as well as acanthodians.
Origin Mid 19th century: from modern Latin Acanthodii (from acantho-) + -an. |