Name: Palaeoniscus.
Meaning: Ancient small fossil.
Grouping: Fish,
Actinoptervqien.
Palaeonisciform, Palaeoniscid.
Informal ID: Predatory
freshwater fish.
Fossil size: Length 23cm/
gY-in.
Reconstructed size: Head to
tail length 20-30cm/8-12in.
Habitat: Fresh water.
Time span: Middle Devonian
to Late Triassic, 370-210
million years ago (but most
abundant in Carboniferous.
Main fossil sites: Europe,
Greenland, North America.
Occurrence: ••