Arctolepis — ▪ paleontology extinct genus of placoderms (fishlike animals) present during the early part of the Devonian Period (416 million to 360 million years ago), member of a group known as the arthrodires, or jointed neck fishes. Arctolepis had a bony… … Universalium
arthrodire — arthrodiran /ahr threuh duy reuhn/, arthrodirous, adj. /ahr threuh duyeur /, n. any of numerous fishes of the extinct order Arthrodira, widely distributed during the Devonian Period, having the anterior part of the body covered by a shield of… … Universalium
Arthrodira — Taxobox name = Arthrodira image width = 250px image caption = Dunkleosteus terrelli fossil range = Late Silurian? to Late Devonian regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata subphylum = Vertebrata infraphylum = Gnathostomata classis = Placodermi ordo =… … Wikipedia
Phlyctaeniidae — Taxobox name = Phlyctaeniidae fossil range = Devonian regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata subphylum = Vertebrata infraphylum = Gnathostomata classis = Placodermi ordo = Arthrodira familia = Phlyctaeniidae subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision =… … Wikipedia
Dicksonosteus — Temporal range: Early Devonian Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum … Wikipedia
Neophlyctaenius — Temporal range: Late Devonian Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum … Wikipedia
Diadsomaspis — Temporal range: Late Devonian Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum … Wikipedia
Devon — De|von 〈[ vo:n] n.; s; unz.; Geol.〉 Formation des Paläozoikums (zw. Silur u. Karbon) vor 360 290 Mio. Jahren mit Meeresüberflutungen u. beginnender variszischer Gebirgsbildung [nach der engl. Grafschaft Devonshire] * * * De|von, das; [s] [nach… … Universal-Lexikon