#anglaspis

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Prehistoric Life. Written by Michael Cuisin. Illustrated by José Olivier. 1986.

[newlabdakos]

Anglaspis

(size: 9 cm / 3.5 "; temporal range: 425-395 mio. years ago)

[text from the Wikipedia article, see also link above]

Anglaspis is an extinct genus of cyathaspidiform heterostracan agnathan. Fossils are found in marine strata of Europe, from the late Silurian period until the genus' extinction during the Early Devonian. As with other cyathaspidiforms, individuals of Anglaspis had dorsal and ventral plates covering the forebody, gill pouches, and nasal openings that lay on the roof of the oral cavity.[1]

Late Silurian species of Anglaspis are found in marine strata of Wales and England, while most of the Early Devonian species are found in the Devonian-aged strata of Spitsbergen island, in Svalbard, Norway.