Cardipeltis is an extinctgenus of heterostracanagnathan from marine strata of early Devonian of Utah, and Wyoming.[1][2] Species of Cardipeltis superficially resemble those of cyathaspids in having a flattened body and indistinct head covered by a large, broad, guitar pick or heart-shaped dorsal shield, and a long, scaly tail. Unlike cyathaspids, which all have a single ventral plate, however, the ventral shield of Cardipeltis is a mosaic composed of large scales.
^Bryant, William L., and Rudolph Ruedemann. "The fish fauna of Beartooth Butte, Wyoming. Parts II and III." Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society (1934): 127-167.
^Denison, Robert Howland. Cardipeltis: an early Devonian agnathan of the Order Heterostraci. Field Museum of Natural History, 1966.
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cardipeltis, extinct, genus, heterostracan, agnathan, from, marine, strata, early, devonian, utah, wyoming, species, superficially, resemble, those, cyathaspids, having, flattened, body, indistinct, head, covered, large, broad, guitar, pick, heart, shaped, dor. Cardipeltis is an extinct genus of heterostracan agnathan from marine strata of early Devonian of Utah and Wyoming 1 2 Species of Cardipeltis superficially resemble those of cyathaspids in having a flattened body and indistinct head covered by a large broad guitar pick or heart shaped dorsal shield and a long scaly tail Unlike cyathaspids which all have a single ventral plate however the ventral shield of Cardipeltis is a mosaic composed of large scales CardipeltisTemporal range Early Devonian C richardsoni specimen on display at the Field Museum of Natural History Scientific classification Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Pteraspidomorphi Subclass Heterostraci Order Cardipeltiformes Family Cardipeltidae Genus CardipeltisBranson amp Mehl 1931 Type species Cardipeltis wallaciiBranson amp Mehl 1931 Species C wallacii Branson amp Mehl 1931 C bryanti Denison 1966 C richardsoni Denison 1966 Synonyms C oblongus C sinclairi Life restoration of C bryantiReferences edit Bryant William L and Rudolph Ruedemann The fish fauna of Beartooth Butte Wyoming Parts II and III Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 1934 127 167 Denison Robert Howland Cardipeltis an early Devonian agnathan of the Order Heterostraci Field Museum of Natural History 1966 nbsp This article related to a Devonian jawless fish is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about Pteraspidomorphi is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cardipeltis amp oldid 1009588633, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
