Pteraspidomorphi

This MedLibrary.org supplementary page on Pteraspidomorphi is provided directly from the open source Wikipedia as a service to our readers. Please see the note below on authorship of this content, as well as the Wikipedia usage guidelines. To search for other content from our encyclopedia supplement, please use the form below:

Pteraspidomorphi
Fossil range: Ordovician - Devonian
Drepanaspis gemuendina, accompanied by Tiaraspis subtilis
Drepanaspis gemuendina, accompanied by Tiaraspis subtilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Agnatha
Subclass: 'Pteraspidomorphi'
Orders

Arandaspida
Heterostraci
Thelodontidae
Eriptychiida
Astraspida

Pteraspidomorphi is an extinct subclass of early jawless fish. The fossils show extensive shielding of the head. Some species may have lived in fresh water. The taxon contains the subgroups Heterostraci, Astraspida, Arandaspida and Eriptychiida.

External links

Wikispecies has information related to:


Wikipedia content modification information:

  • This page was last modified on 6 September 2008, at 07:12.

Wikipedia Authorship and Review

Wikipedia content provided here is not reviewed directly by MedLibrary.org. Wikipedia content is authored by an open community of volunteers and is not produced by or in any way affiliated with MedLibrary.org.

Wikipedia Usage Guidelines

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article on "Pteraspidomorphi".

The URL for this specific entry is:

All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details). Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.