Glyptolepis leptopterus Agassiz
Reconstruction of Glyptolepis leptopterus by M. J. Newman.
This porolepiform fish can be only be found on Orkney in the Sandwick Fish Bed. It was a short, plump fish, but is poorly known. Shown below is a part of the body, a complete specimen and loose scales. It was a top predator and very rare in the Sandwick Fish Bed.
Complete fish Sandwick Fish Bed.
Drawing of specimen (after Miller, 1841).
Part of the body of Glyptolepis leptopterus from the Sandwick Fish Bed.
Close-up of above scales.
