Eurycaraspis

Eurycaraspis
Temporal range: Givetian
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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