Arctolepis Temporal range: Early Devonian |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
Class: | Placodermi |
Order: | Arthrodira |
Family: | Phlyctaeniidae |
Genus: | Arctolepis |
Species: | A. brevis |
Binomial name | |
Arctolepis brevis |
Arctolepis is an extinct genus of placoderm fish, which lived during the Early Devonian period (408 – 307 million years ago). Fossils of Arctolepis have been found in what is now Norway and Michigan.