Feb 9, 2016 · Dipterus – Achanarras (© Dr Jens Rydell). Hugh Miller subtitled his book on the Old Red Sandstone, New Walks in an Old Field , and it is certainly true that anyone collecting …

Pterichthyodes milleri (Miller ex Agassiz MS) This species is known from the lowest part of the Sandwick Fish Bed where it is often found as juvenile specimens together with remains of …

Dipterus (from Greek: δίς dís, 'two' and Greek: πτερόν pteron 'wing') [2] is an extinct genus of marine lungfish from the middle Devonian period of Europe and potentially North America. The …

Dipterus is abundant at the top and the bottom of the fish bed, suggesting that it was the first fish to colonize an area and the last survivor. Dipterus may have tolerated lower oxygen levels …

The reconstruction of the skull-roof of Dipterus by Miller (A, from ref. 2, fig. 20) is remarkably accurate and closely matches modern reconstructions, such as that made by Erik Jarvik in …

The final sarcopterygian group in the Achanarras horizon are the Dipnoi (lungfishes), such as Dipterus, which was able to breath air and probably shared this ability with most other …

During this period one of the most bizarre fishes first appeared in the fossil record of the Orcadian Middle Old Red Sandstone. This was Homostius milleri, first discovered by Robert Dick, a …

The reconstruction of the skull-roof of Dipterus by Miller (A, from ref. 2, fig. 20) is remarkably accurate and closely matches modern reconstructions, such as that made by Erik Jarvik in …

Apr 14, 2005 · Complete fishes occur in concretions from the upper layers. To the east of Thurso, the Ham-Scarfskerry Beds yield a vast amount of fish remains including Asmussia …

Upper Stromness Flags: Coccosteus ?, Dickosteus threiplandi Miles and Westoll, Dipterus valenciennesi, Glyptolepis paucidens and Homostius milleri. Large plant fragments are …