Pteraspis: Quick Facts

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A branching diagram shows the evolutionary relationships among fossil and modern jawless fishes (Agnatha), with illustrations of Petromyzon, Myxine, Pharyngolepis, Pteraspis, Hemicyclaspis, and Drepanaspis along a timeline from the Ordovician period to the present.

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