| Aspinothoracidians Temporal range: Late Silurian? to Late Devonian |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | †Placodermi |
| Order: | †Arthrodira |
| clade: | †Aspinothoracidi |
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The Aspinothoracidi were a clade of placoderms, armored fish most diverse during the Devonian. The gigantic apex predator Dinichthys, is the most well-known member of this group. Many species were previously thought to be close relatives of Dinichthys and were grouped together in the family Dinichthyidae, though more recent studies have restricted that family to only its type species.[1]
Presently accepted genera are: