Arctolepis

Arctolepis
Temporal range: Early Devonian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Class: Placodermi
Order: Arthrodira
Family: Phlyctaeniidae
Genus: Arctolepis
Species: A. brevis
Binomial name
Arctolepis brevis

Arctolepis is an extinct genus of placoderm fish, which lived during the Early Devonian period (408 – 307 million years ago). Fossils of Arctolepis have been found in Norway and Michigan.

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