Eurycaraspis

Eurycaraspis Temporal range: Givetian
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 extinct petalichthyid placoderm from the Middle Devonian of China. It is closely related to Quasipetalichthys.

Anatomy

Eurycaraspis incilis differs from Quasipetalichthys by having a more circular-shaped skull.

Phylogeny

Eurycaraspis incilis is considered a basal petalichthyid, and is placed in Quasipetalichthyidae as Quasipetalichthys' sister taxon. Quasipetalichthyidae, in turn, is considered the sister group of Macropetalichthyidae.

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"Placodermi"

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Gnathostomata see Gnathostomata Placodermi see below↓ Placodermi

Acanthothoraci*	Hagiangella Palaeacanthaspidae* Arabosteus Dobrowlania Kimaspis Kolymaspis Kosoraspis Palaeacanthaspis Radotina Romundina Sudaspis Tlamaspis Weejasperaspididae Murrindalaspis Weejasperaspis
Petalichthyida	Diandongpetalichthys Neopetalichthys Quasipetalichthyidae Eurycaraspis Pauropetalichthys Quasipetalichthys Macropetalichthyidae Ellopetalichthys Epipetalichthys Lunaspis Macropetalichthys Notopetalichthys Shearsbyaspis Tongdzuylepis Wijdeaspis
Ptyctodontida	Austroptyctodus Campbellodus Chelyophorus Ctenurella Denisonodus Destnoporella Eczematolepis Goniosteus Kimbryanodus Materpiscis Meeksiella Palaeomylus Ptyctodopsis Ptyctodus Rhamphodopsis Rhynchodus
Rhenanida	Asterosteus Bolivosteus Gemuendina Jagorina Nefudina Ohioaspis
Antiarchi	see Antiarchi
Arthrodira	see Arthrodira
Others	"maxillate placoderms" Bianchengichthys Entelognathus Qilinyu Silurolepis? Brindabellaspis Holopetalichthys Minjinia Pseudopetalichthys Stensioella Xiushanosteus

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