Arctolepis

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Arctolepis
Temporal range: Early Devonian
Fossil of Arctolepis at the Museum of Paleontology of Tuebingen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Placodermi
Order: Arthrodira
Clade:
Phlyctaenioidei
Family:
Arctolepididae
Genus: Arctolepis
Eastman, 1908
Species
  • Arctolepis brevis Heintz, 1929
  • Arctolepis decipiens Woodward, 1891
  • Arctolepis lata Heintz, 1929
  • Arctolepis lewini Heintz 1929
  • Arctolepis longicornis Heintz 1929
  • Arctolepis solnoerdali Heintz 1929

Arctolepis is an

Fossils of Arctolepis have been found in what is now Norway and Michigan.[2]

Classification

Within

suborder Brachythoraci. Arctolepis is most closely related to Heintzosteus and Dicksonosteus.[3]

Arctolepis contains the following six species:

  • Arctolepis brevis Heintz, 1929
  • Arctolepis decipiens Woodward, 1891
  • Arctolepis lata Heintz, 1929
  • Arctolepis lewini Heintz, 1929
  • Arctolepis longicornis Heintz, 1929
  • Arctolepis solnoerdali Heintz, 1929

References