Eurycaraspis
Eurycaraspis Temporal range: Givetian | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
Class: | Placodermi McCoy, 1848 |
Order: | Petalichthyida † |
Family: | Quasipetalichthyidae |
Genus: | Eurycaraspis |
Species: | E. incilis |
Binomial name | |
Eurycaraspis incilis Liu, 1991 | |
Eurycaraspis incilis is an extinct petalichthid placoderm from the Middle Devonian of China. It is closely related to Quasipetalichthys.
Anatomy
E. incilis differs from Quasipetalichthys by having a more circular-shaped skull.
Phylogeny
E. incilis is considered a basal petalichthyid, and is placed in Quasipetalichthyidae as Quasipetalichthys' sister taxon. Quasipetalichthyidae, in turn, is considered the sister group of Macropetalichthyidae.
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