The three-dimensionally articulated oral apparatus of a Devonian heterostracan sheds light on feeding in Palaeozoic jawless fishes
R. P. Dearden, A. Jones, S. Giles, A. Lanzetti, M. Grohganz, Z. Johanson, S. Lautenschlager, E. Randle, P. Donoghue, I. J. Sansom
This paper describes the feeding apparatus of a Devonian heterostracan, showing it was adapted for suspension/deposit feeding rather than active predation.
bioRxiv · Aug 22, 2023Paleontology