Gemuendina stuertzi, ray-like Placoderm Stegosaurus The white circle on the

The white circle on the image at right shows the region of the eggs

Beaufort Series

so it may represent an entirely new kind of dinosaur

000 pounds

Time period: Throughout the Pleistocene

Gemuendina stuertzi, ray-like Placoderm Stegosaurus The white circle on theGemuendina stuertzi is a placoderm of the order Rhenanida, of the seas of Early Devonian Germany. In life, Gemuendina resembled a scaly ray with an upturned head, or a large finned stargazer. G. stuertzi is often invoked as an example of convergent evolution with its flat body and huge, wing like pectoral fins it has a strong, albeit superficial similarity to rays. Unlike rays, however, both Gemuendina`s eyes and nostrils were placed atop the head,