| Asterolepis Temporal range: Middle to Late Devonian |
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| Reconstruction of Asterolepis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | †Placodermi |
| Order: | †Antiarchi |
| Family: | †Asterolepididae |
| Genus: | †Asterolepis Eichwald, 1840 |
Asterolepis is an extinct genus of placoderms from the Devonian of North America and Europe.[1] They were heavily armored benthic detritivores with distinctive jointed limb-like pectoral fins.[2]