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fossillocator.bsky.social
Yay! My missing box of old fossil fish arrived!

Among the pieces:
1) a cute Pterichthyodes from the Devonian of Scotland, with Wards label!
2) Americaspis from the Silurian of Pennsylvania
3) cute Coccosteus from the Devonian of Scotland
4) a different Pterichthyodes from Scotland
Pterichthyodes Americaspis Coccosteus Pterichthyodes
September 30, 2026 at 7:44 PM
wreybies.bsky.social
And evolution is an ever-present phenomenon. Along with the other Devonian placoderms that would be present in the oceans, I imagine them radiating into niches specific to the Enclosure environment. Elderfolk avoid the sea because of them.

(A modern rendering of dunkleosteus by Archaeoraptor)
A rendering of a dunkleosteus with the more modern, "fully skinned" appearance and without the "hunch-back" shape taken from the body-plan of Coccosteus, a related placoderm that was only about a foot long and lived in shallow water environments. Dunkleosteus, by contrast, was a massive ocean-going predator.
September 17, 2026 at 12:23 PM
suzannek23.bsky.social
コッコステウス
Coccosteus sp.
板皮魚綱・コッコステウス目
デボン紀/イギリス
国立科学博物館
August 24, 2026 at 7:56 AM
enrelkeeper.bsky.social
Michelle please, don't be such a Coccosteus...
August 20, 2026 at 4:43 PM
palaeotube.bsky.social
Preparation of a Devonian placoderm (Coccosteus cuspidatus) for #fossilfriday prepared by @afossilpreparator.bsky.social at Emanya Prep

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Fossil Preparation at Emanya | Coccosteus cuspidatus (Devonian Armoured Fish)
YouTube video by PalaeoTube
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March 14, 2025 at 10:40 PM
montanoceratops.bsky.social
Coccosteus cuspidatus is honestly kind of adorable
October 9, 2024 at 6:36 PM
vickysaurus5.bsky.social
On a rainy Devonian day, a Tiktaalik father guards his eggs in a small forest river. Meanwhile, his hunting mate has her eye on a Bothriolepis. Another Bothriolepis is eating something buried in the river sediment, drawing the attention of a Coccosteus.

#Tiktaalik #Devonian #paleoart #MyArt
A watercolour showing a scene partially under water and partially above it. The water's surface breaks the frame about three quarters of the way up. Underwater, the scene is dominated by a Tiktaalik - a large grey lobe-finned fish with a broad, triangular head. Its body is diagonal to the viewer, but its face stares straight at us with its mouth open in threat. Its eyes are small and close together. It it slightly propper up on its front fins and its tailfin has a display structure featuring a light-coloured stripe and a blueish stripe. All around it is a dense patch of Chara algae, long stalks that branch into bunches of leaf-like structures several times (typically four times but some of the algae depicted differ). Several of the algal leafs around the Tiktaalik are speckled with small white eggs. Further in the background, the forest river's water and the algae prevent us from seeing very much. What is visible are another Tiktaalik and three smaller fish: two Bothriolepis, placoderms with a vaguely mandolin-shaped body and long frontal fins. One of them is kicking up a cloud of dust around it as it digs into the sediment. The other is farther away and near the second Tiktaalik - who is mostly hidden behind a sunken log and looking at the distant Bothriolepis. The final visible fish, a Coccosteus, is about the same size as the Bothriolepis and swimming towards the nearer one. The surface of the water is showing the impact of many raindrops. In the top quarter of the watercolour, we can see the forested shores of the river, obscured by a lot of rain. The right bank is closest and its nearest part is a muddy shore overgrown by Rhacophyton, a somewhat fern-like plant, and Archaeopteris trees can be seen on its far side. They grow straight from the ground without side branches until they suddenly branch out into a series of horizontal flat round canopies. A few small spiders can be spotted on the shores.
April 17, 2026 at 6:55 PM
70sscifiart.bsky.social
Last day to sign up for my art blog before the next issue's out! This one's about 70s-era prehistoric animal illustrations. 70s-sci-fi-art.ghost.io

Here's the sneak peek: Some sea creatures by Axel Ebel.
A handful of colorful armored prehistoric fish under water, including Pterygotus, Stylonurus, Tremataspis, Birkenia, Thelodus, and Anglaspis. Three jellyfish float near red corals underwater, along with a troop of trilobites and one onychophoran. An Ichthyostega fish climbs up on to a prehistoric beach with its legs, while a cutaway view shows the underwater view along the bottom of the image, revealing other prehistoric fish including a Coccosteus, Pterichthydoes, and Cephalaspis.
September 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
gaegral.bsky.social
Fishing 🐟🦞
My OC, Zatch fishing on a reef underwater while accompanied by a curious little plesiosaur. He is aiming at a coccosteus with a harpoon. They are surrounded by different prehistoric sea creatures such as ammonites and trilobites. He's wearing a boxer-shaped blue bathing suit and a bead & fangs collar.
August 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
c0nc0rdance.bsky.social
There's a lot of uncertainty about their size because only the front, armored portions fossilized well (see image of 4 models), but we know they were at least as big as pickup trucks, larger than any modern Great White shark, and no doubt fearsome to behold in person.

Let's talk about the chompers.
English: Diagram featuring the multiple size estimations of the large arthrodire placoderm Dunkleosteus terrelli, in comparison with a ~1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall human. Different silhouettes and morphology are explained by: Both Anderson & Westneat 2007 and Williams 2007 provided length estimates for Dunkleosteus without a reliable depiction/reconstruction of the taxon, therefore, the present silhouette is based on outdated depictions of Dunkleosteus based on Coccosteus which were quite common at the time of these publications.[1][2] More recently, both Ferrón et al. 2017 and Engelman 2023 presented different reconstructions for Dunkleosteus, as well as different fin morphologies. As such, their respective reconstructions are reflected here.[3][4] The two first silhouettes are based on the old Dunkleosteus skeletal by Scott Hartman. This skeletal has been updated in his website, featuring a different tail and dorsal fin anatomy. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dunkleosteus_terrelli_
May 21, 2024 at 12:50 PM
thefuzzyslug.bsky.social
A picture on your phone that has your energy but isn't a selfie
A model of a Coccosteus at the Kelvingrove Museum. Eyes tired and haunted. A poor attempt at a smile.
December 3, 2024 at 5:23 AM
mesozoic.bsky.social
A fossilized placoderm of a Coccosteus cuspidatus from the Sandwick Fish Beds in Orkney, Scotland. This Devonian aged genus of arthrodiran armored fish was fairly small compared to its famous relatives like the Dunkleosteus. #FossilFriday

#fish #placoderm #fossil #paleontology #coccosteus
Complete fossilized fish of a Coccosteus on original matrix or rock.
October 18, 2024 at 2:45 PM
fuck.ispost.ing
fuck Coccosteus
November 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
afossilpreparator.bsky.social
Long over due #coccosteus Update!

#Fossilprep #Devonianfish #Devonian #Fish #fossil
June 25, 2026 at 4:34 PM
afossilpreparator.bsky.social
#Coccosteus Update!

#Devonian #Devonianfish #fossilprep
June 3, 2026 at 7:35 PM
afossilpreparator.bsky.social
#Coccosteus Update!

#Devonian #Fish #Fossil #FossilPreparation
May 30, 2026 at 12:14 PM
afossilpreparator.bsky.social
Another #Coccosteus update. I still need a pet name for this one. Having her listed as "second coccosteus (plus client number)" is starting to feel a little mean.
Suggestions welcome :)

#fossilprep #Devonian #fish
May 15, 2026 at 7:06 PM
afossilpreparator.bsky.social
Coccosteus in progress!
#Devonian #fish #fossilprep #fossil
May 14, 2026 at 6:34 PM
afossilpreparator.bsky.social
Its a boy! This week's #fossilfriday, a #Coccosteus from #Cromarty, #Scotland
Unfortunately the head did not stay attached but there are two claspers.

#Devonian #fossil #fossilpreparation
February 13, 2026 at 8:01 AM
afossilpreparator.bsky.social
This lovely #Coccosteus was a placoderm, or armoured fish, which lived in the seas of the Devonian (~400 million years ago). This one was found in the Caithness Flagstones at Achanarras - Scotland. #fossilfriday 106 hours of prep time.
November 29, 2024 at 1:22 PM
isaiahctorre.bsky.social
BONUS 2:

- Devonian scene (1976)
- Pteranodon (1976)
- Styracosaurus vs Tyrannosaurus (1968)
- Brontotherium and other Mid-Cenozoic mammals (1968)
#paleoart #vintagepaleoart #vintagedinosaurart #dinosaurart
Scene depicting aquatic and terrestrial life in the Devonian. On the right, an Ichthyostega with a jet black body and white cream underbelly lies on the shore of an ancient stream surrounded by horsetails, clubmosses and other primitive vegetation. In the water below, three armored fish- Pterichthyodes (yellowish green fish, left), Coccosteus (dark purple fish, middle), Cephalaspis (brick brown fish, right)- forage along the muddy river floor. Illustrated by Alex Ebel. From the pages of Childcraft: About Animals (1976) Reconstruction of a Pteranodon longiceps with light brown, furry skin, a white underbelly, and pointed wings covered in hair-like projections, carrying a fish in its sharp beak. Illustrated by Alex Ebel. From the pages of Childcraft: About Animals (1976). Scene of a green, scaly Tyrannosaurus rex (right) and a brown sprawling Styracosaurus (left) engaged in a fight. The rex sinks its teeth into the shoulders/back of the styracosaur while kicking one of its hind legs at its prey. The Styracosaurus meanwhile thrusts its head and drives its nose horn into the side of the rex. Illustrated by Alex Ebel. From the pages of "Earth Through The Ages" by Philip B. Carona (1968). Red-painted scene of a pair of Brontotherium (aka Megacerops) lumbering through a grassy plain alongside a pair of tiny spotted primitive horses (right) and an ancestral squirrel (left) climbing a branch. Illustrated by Alex Ebel. From "Earth Through The Ages" by Philip B. Carona (1968).
November 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
geolassoc.bsky.social
▪️ GA 2025 award winners
▪️ A new Geoscientist degree apprenticeship at Keele University
▪️ A collection of Devonian fossil fish belonging to the late Jack Saxon, which is now on display at Castlehill Heritage Centre, Thurso
▪️ The remarkable distribution of pebbles of Cornish origin in Essex and beyond
Some of the Devonian fossil fish from the collection of Jack Saxon on display at Castlehill, Thurso. A: Coccosteus cuspidatus, B: Pterichthyodes milleri and C: Palaeospondylus gunni. Sketch map of the geology of East Sutherland and Caithness (modified from Trewin & Hurst, 2009). A selection of 'Cornish pebbles' found across England. How the Cornish breccia was formed. Cross section diagram (left) and a photograph of the shattered pale granite and dark tourmaline vein margin at Wheal Remfry, Cornwall (C. Halls).
June 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
thattalljacobite.bsky.social
The best thing about working in a museum is after hours it’s just you and your fossil collection - a few highlights from Hugh Miller’s Birthplace Museum 🦴
A museum cabinet featuring a fossilised sea lily A museum Cabinet featuring a skeleton of a coccosteus fish on a piece of black flagstone A museum cabinet featuring a light brown stone with a scallop on it A museum cabinet featuring a black rock with a white ammonite shell on it
July 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
thattalljacobite.bsky.social
For those curious the fossil is a beautiful 385 million year old Coccosteus - an armour plated fish from the Devonian! 🎣
Two grey stones containing brown fossils on a blue surface
July 4, 2025 at 7:04 AM
thattalljacobite.bsky.social
For #FossilFriday here’s a specimen I found at the start of the year on my birthday!

These fish bones belong to an armour plated fish (possibly Coccosteus) that lived 385 million years ago. They were found on Cromarty beach where my beloved Hugh Miller found his back in 1830 - his bday gift for me!
January 31, 2025 at 8:44 AM