Kingdom Animalia Infraphylum Gnathostomata Family Weejasperaspididae † Phylum Chordata Order Acanthothoraci | Subphylum Vertebrata Class Placodermi
McCoy, 1848 Species W. gavini Rank Genus | |
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Similar Murrindalaspis, Belemnacanthus, Goodradigbeeon, Burrinjucosteus, Neopetalichthys | ||
Weejasperaspis gavini is an extinct acanthothoracid placoderm found in the Taemas-Weejasper Reef, of the Early Devonian-aged Buchan Group in eastern Victoria, Australia. Weejasperaspis differs from other acanthothoracids in that the median dorsal crest is short, and triangular-shaped. Its sister genus, Murrindalaspis, differs from it by having large, blade-like median dorsal crests that are recurved. Like Murrindalaspis, it is only known from a dorsal plate and ossified eyeballs.
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