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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