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Arandaspida

fossil vertebrate order
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  • lamprey
    agnathan
    / Annotated classification

    †Order Arandaspida Eyes placed frontally, head covered in 2 large bony plates separated by small plates which each surround separate gill openings. Bone lacks enclosed bone cells. About 4 genera, 4 species. Middle to Late Ordovician (about 470–443.8 million years ago). †Order Astraspida Head covered with…

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    †Order Arandaspida Eyes placed frontally, head covered in 2 large bony plates separated by small plates which each surround separate gill openings. Bone lacks enclosed bone cells. About 4 genera, 4 species. Middle to Late Ordovician (about 470–443.8 million years ago). †Order Astraspida Head covered with…

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