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Turrisaspis

Extinct genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Turrisaspis is an extinct genus of groenlandaspid arthrodire placoderm .[1] It is known only from trunk fragments from the Catskill Formation from the Upper Devonian of Clinton County, Pennsylvania .[1]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:†Placodermi
Order:†Arthrodira
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Turrisaspis
Temporal range: Late Devonian
Turrisaspis elektor head shield, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: †Placodermi
Order: †Arthrodira
Family: †Groenlandaspididae
Genus: †Turrisaspis
Type species
Turrisaspis elektor
Daeschler, Furmes & Mullison, 2003
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Artist's reconstruction of Turrisaspis elektor
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