| Eurycaraspis Temporal range:Givetian | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | †Placodermi |
| Order: | †Petalichthyida |
| Family: | †Quasipetalichthyidae |
| Genus: | †Eurycaraspis Liu, 1991 |
| Species: | †E. incilis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Eurycaraspis incilis Liu, 1991 | |
Eurycaraspis incilis is an extinctpetalichthyidplacoderm from the MiddleDevonian ofChina. It is closely related toQuasipetalichthys.
Eurycaraspis incilis differs fromQuasipetalichthys by having a more circular-shaped skull.
Eurycaraspis incilis is considered a basal petalichthyid, and is placed in Quasipetalichthyidae asQuasipetalichthys' sister taxon.Quasipetalichthyidae, in turn, is considered the sister group ofMacropetalichthyidae.
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