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Psammosteida

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350: 293: 63: 42: 272:, two genera of enormous species with dorsal shields around one meter in diameter. The Psammosteids were the only heterostracans to survive to the end of the Devonian, where they finally perish during the 260:, then that genus, instead, would be the oldest psammosteid. However, its placement within Heterostraci remains a matter of debate. Other notable psammosteids include 394: 185: 180: 334: 205: 190: 262: 195: 268: 232:. The psammosteids had broad, flattened bodies, suggesting a predominantly benthic habit. The earliest unequivocal psammosteid is 387: 438: 380: 327: 433: 413: 320: 418: 62: 428: 423: 8: 57: 368: 308: 300: 273: 223: 143: 117: 349: 364: 304: 292: 407: 257: 243: 200: 360: 252: 226: 175: 130: 41: 234: 74: 357: 94: 32: 28: 239: 229: 104: 84: 405: 388: 328: 395: 381: 335: 321: 40: 242:, which is either included in the family 256:is a psammosteid, as opposed to being a 250:. If the late Silurian/Early Devonian 406: 344: 287: 246:, or placed within its own family, 13: 16:Extinct suborder of jawless fishes 14: 450: 348: 291: 61: 1: 279: 367:. You can help Knowledge by 307:. You can help Knowledge by 7: 439:Devonian jawless fish stubs 10: 455: 356:This article related to a 343: 286: 50:Drepanaspis gemuendenensis 171: 166: 58:Scientific classification 56: 48: 39: 23: 434:Pteraspidomorphi stubs 27:Temporal range: ? 414:Devonian jawless fish 419:Devonian extinctions 299:This article about 238:of Early Devonian 376: 375: 316: 315: 222:is a suborder of 213: 212: 162: 446: 397: 390: 383: 352: 345: 337: 330: 323: 301:Pteraspidomorphi 295: 288: 274:Hangenberg event 176:Weigeltaspididae 160: 155: 144:Pteraspidiformes 142: 129: 118:Pteraspidomorphi 116: 66: 65: 44: 21: 20: 454: 453: 449: 448: 447: 445: 444: 443: 404: 403: 402: 401: 342: 341: 284: 282: 248:Drepanaspididae 218:also called as 196:Psammolepididae 186:Guerichosteidae 181:Drepanaspididae 159: 153: 140: 127: 114: 60: 52:reconstruction 35: 25: 17: 12: 11: 5: 452: 442: 441: 436: 431: 429:Fish suborders 426: 421: 416: 400: 399: 392: 385: 377: 374: 373: 353: 340: 339: 332: 325: 317: 314: 313: 296: 281: 278: 220:Psammosteoidei 211: 210: 209: 208: 203: 198: 193: 188: 183: 178: 169: 168: 164: 163: 151: 147: 146: 138: 134: 133: 125: 121: 120: 112: 108: 107: 102: 98: 97: 92: 88: 87: 82: 78: 77: 72: 68: 67: 54: 53: 46: 45: 37: 36: 26: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 451: 440: 437: 435: 432: 430: 427: 425: 422: 420: 417: 415: 412: 411: 409: 398: 393: 391: 386: 384: 379: 378: 372: 370: 366: 362: 359: 354: 351: 347: 346: 338: 333: 331: 326: 324: 319: 318: 312: 310: 306: 302: 297: 294: 290: 289: 285: 277: 275: 271: 270: 265: 264: 259: 258:traquairaspid 255: 254: 249: 245: 244:Psammosteidae 241: 237: 236: 231: 228: 227:heterostracan 225: 221: 217: 207: 206:Obrucheviidae 204: 202: 201:Psammosteidae 199: 197: 194: 192: 189: 187: 184: 182: 179: 177: 173: 172: 170: 165: 158: 152: 149: 148: 145: 139: 136: 135: 132: 126: 123: 122: 119: 113: 110: 109: 106: 103: 101:Infraphylum: 100: 99: 96: 93: 90: 89: 86: 83: 80: 79: 76: 73: 70: 69: 64: 59: 55: 51: 47: 43: 38: 34: 30: 22: 19: 424:Heterostraci 369:expanding it 361:jawless fish 355: 309:expanding it 298: 283: 267: 261: 253:Weigeltaspis 251: 247: 233: 219: 216:Psammosteida 215: 214: 191:Pycnosteidae 157:Psammosteida 156: 131:Heterostraci 49: 24:Psammosteida 18: 263:Psammosteus 235:Drepanaspis 224:pteraspidid 161:Kiaer, 1932 408:Categories 280:References 269:Obruchevia 150:Suborder: 124:Subclass: 230:agnathans 167:Families 81:Kingdom: 75:Eukaryota 358:Devonian 95:Chordata 91:Phylum: 85:Animalia 71:Domain: 33:Devonian 29:Silurian 240:Germany 137:Order: 111:Class: 105:Agnatha 266:, and 363:is a 303:is a 365:stub 305:stub 410:: 276:. 396:e 389:t 382:v 371:. 336:e 329:t 322:v 311:. 174:? 154:† 141:† 128:† 115:† 31:-

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Silurian
Devonian

Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Agnatha
Pteraspidomorphi
Heterostraci
Pteraspidiformes
Psammosteida
Weigeltaspididae
Drepanaspididae
Guerichosteidae
Pycnosteidae
Psammolepididae
Psammosteidae
Obrucheviidae
pteraspidid
heterostracan
agnathans
Drepanaspis
Germany
Psammosteidae
Weigeltaspis
traquairaspid
Psammosteus
Obruchevia

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