Anarthraspis

Anarthraspis
Temporal range: Early Devonian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Placodermi
Order: Arthrodira
Family: Actinolepidae
Genus: Anarthraspis
Binomial name
Anarthraspis chamberlini
Bryant, 1934

Anarthraspis is an extinct genus of placoderm fishes which lived during the Early Devonian period. The type species, Anarthraspis chamberlini, was a contemporary of the placoderm Bryantolepis. The specific epithet, chamberlini, honours British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain.

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