Description

Stensiopelta pustulata Janvier, 1985
Early Devonian Lochkovian
Dniester Formation
Ustechko, Zalishchyky Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine
Incredibly rare 146mm complete cephalaspid fish on 191mm
slab. Minor repair to the slab.

Stensiopelta is an extinct genus of armored jawless fish (Class Osteostraci) that lived during the Devonian Period. It has been assigned to the unranked group, Cephalaspidomorphi. It’s called a cephalaspid for short.

Usually the only part of a cephalaspid that is found is the head shield (or just parts of it) but here we have the whole fish! It’s a must-have for the serious fish collector.