Cyathaspidida are spindle-shaped extinct fish that lived near or in the bottom of the ocean floor roughly 420 million years ago. These interesting creatures were completely protected by armored plates, including a scaled tail.
This particular specimen displays two pieces of the armored plates of Americaspis.
Type: Jawless Fish (cyathaspids) Species: Americaspis americana Age: Silurian (443 - 416 million years ago) Formation: Wills Creek Formation Locality: Perry Co., Pennsylvania
Size (of whole plate): 2.75 x 2 x 1.25 inches Size (of specimens): ~ 1.5 x 1 inches Weight: 6.6 oz.
