ðə fˈɪʃ hæd ɐ kˌɑːɹɾɪlˈædʒɪnəs skˈɛlᵻtən, ænd ɐ bɹˈæŋkɪəl bˈæskɪt ɹᵻzˈɛmblɪŋ ðə sˈaɪkləstˌoʊmz fˈiːtʃɚz ðæt sədʒˈɛst ðˌɐɾɪt wʌzɐ bˈeɪsəl mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv ðæt klˈeɪd.
The fish had a cartilaginous skeleton, and a branchial basket resembling the cyclostomes - features that suggest that it was a basal member of that clade.