Aethaspis

Aethaspis; Temporal range: Devonian: Pragian, 410–407 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	†Placodermi
Order:	†Arthrodira
Genus:	†Aethaspis; Denison, 1958
Species
	†Aethaspis major Denison, 1958 (type); †Aethaspis utahensis Denison, 1958;

Aethaspis is an extinct genus of arthrodire placoderm fish from the Devonian period. Two species were described by Denison in 1958: Aethapsis major and Aethapsis utahensis.^[1] It is one of the more basal members of the order Arthrodira, as shown in the cladogram below: ^[2]

Arthrodira

Yujiangolepis liujingensis

	Kujdanowiaspis buczacziensis

	Kujdanowiaspis podolica

Bollandaspis woschmidti

Actinolepidoidei

Phlyctaeniina

Genus:†Aethaspis
Denison, 1958

Quick facts Scientific classification, Species ...

Close

References