Subphylum Vertebrata Class PlacodermiMcCoy, 1848 Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Infraphylum Gnathostomata | |
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Similar Diandongpetalichthys, Quasipetalichthys, Neopetalichthys, Belemnacanthus, Goodradigbeeon | ||
Eurycaraspis incilis is an extinct petalichthid placoderm from the Middle Devonian of China. It is closely related to Quasipetalichthys.
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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.
References
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