Eugaleaspidiformes (from
Latin
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, "Helmet shield shapes") is an extinct order of jawless marine and freshwater fish, which lived in
East Asia
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from the
Telychian to the
Lower Devonian period. The order was first named by Lui in 1965.
Examples
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Anjiaspis''
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Dunyu''
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Falxcornus''
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Nochelaspis''
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Qingshuiaspis''
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Shuyu''
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Xitunaspis''
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Yongdongaspis''
References
Galeaspida
Early Devonian extinctions
Prehistoric jawless fish orders
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