Cardipeltis
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Cardipeltis Temporal range: Early Devonian |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Pteraspidomorphi |
| Subclass: | Heterostraci |
| Order: | Cardipeltiformes |
| Family: | Cardipeltidae |
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Cardipeltis Branson & Mehl, 1931 |
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Cardipeltis wallacii Branson & Mehl, 1931 |
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Cardipeltis is an extinct genus of heterostracan agnathan from marine strata of early Devonian of Utah, and Wyoming. 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.
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