Lanarkia

Lanarkia Temporal range: Upper Silurian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Lanarkia horrida Illustration c.1900
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Infraphylum:	Agnatha
Class:	† Thelodonti
Order:	† Furcacaudiformes
Family:	† Lanarkiidae
Genus:	† Lanarkia Traquair, 1898
Type species
Lanarkia horrida Traquair, 1898
Other species
Lanarkia lanceolataMarss & Ritchie, 1998 Lanarkia spinulosaTraquair, 1898
Synonyms
Lanarkia spinosaTraquair, 1898

Lanarkia is a genus of extinct thelodont agnathan which existed in what is now Scotland and Canada during the upper Silurian period. ^[1]

There are two species of Lanarkia, Lanarkia spinosa and Lanarkia horrida.^{[ citation needed ]}

Description

Lanarkia were very small fish specifically 30-45 cm in length that would have been possible prey to eurypterids. ^[2]

References

1. Lanarkia horrida at www.fossilmuseum.net.
2. "Lanarkia sp". www.athenapub.com. Retrieved 2024-10-05.