Cartieraspis Temporal range: Middle Devonian | |
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Artist's reconstruction of Cartieraspis sp. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | †Placodermi |
Order: | †Arthrodira |
Family: | †Phlyctaeniidae |
Genus: | †Cartieraspis Pageau, 1969 |
Cartieraspis is an extinct genus of Phlyctaeniid placoderm fish which lived during the Middle Devonian period in North America. Whether or not it is morphologically different enough from its close relative and contemporary Phlyctaenius to be considered generically distinct is dubious.
References
- Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates, 1969-1972. Geological Society of America. 1973. ISBN 9780813711416.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Cartieraspis |
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