Cartieraspis
Temporal range: Middle Devonian
Artist's reconstruction of Cartieraspis sp.
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Cartieraspis

Cartieraspis is an extinct genus of Phlyctaeniid placoderm fish which lived during the Middle Devonian period in North America.[1] Whether or not it is morphologically different enough from its close relative and contemporary Phlyctaenius to be considered generically distinct is dubious.

References

  1. Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates, 1969-1972. Geological Society of America. 1973. ISBN 9780813711416.


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