Placoderm = Armoured fish

Name: Coccosteus cuspidatus (Agassiz)
Age: Middle Devonian
Location: Orkney, Scotland

Here is a very beautiful carapace fish of the Devonian. The plate measures 23 x 14.5 cm. The fish is in the state in which it was found. There is no restoration or added color. Part of the fin and the tail are visible. The fish measures 18 cm with the tail.

It is 100% original.
This is a beautiful specimen from a "classic" location now inaccessible.