Edgellaspis Hunt and Young 2011 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Arthrodira

Full reference: J. R. Hunt and G. C. Young. 2011. A new placoderm fish of uncertain affinity from the Early–Middle Devonian Hatchery Creek succession at Wee Jasper, New South Wales. Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology 35(1):53-75

Parent taxon: Arthrodira according to J. R. Hunt and G. C. Young 2011

Sister taxa: Acanthaspida, Actinolepidiformes, Actinolepidoidei, Actinolepina, Africanaspis, Antarctolepis, Arctonema, Arenipiscis, Aspidichthys, Atlantidosteus, Brachydeirina, Callognathus, Carolowilhelmina, Coccosteina, Coccosteoidei, Copanognathus, Cosmacanthus, Cravenaspis, Denisonosteus, Diplognathus, Erikaspis, Errolosteus, Eskimaspis, Euarthrodira, Eubrachythoraci, Glyptaspis, Grazosteus, Heintzosteus, Heterostiina, Hollardosteus, Holonematina, Huaningichthys, Incisoscutoidea, Kartalaspis, Kimberleyichthys, Kueichowlepis, Kunmingolepis, Laurentaspis, Lurapullaspis, Machaerognathus, Mediaspidae, Murmur, Operchallosteus, Overtonaspis, Pachyosteidae, Pachyosteina, Parawilliamsaspis, Phlyctaeniiformes, Phlyctaenina, Pholidosteidae, Phylctaeniida, Phyllolepida, Platyaspis, Prescottaspidae, Qataraspis, Squamatognathus, Stegophthalami, Taemasosteus, Taunaspis, Temnothoraci, Timanosteus, Toombalepis, Toombsosteus, Tyriolepis, Wheathillaspis, Wuttagoonaspina, Brachythoracoidei, Phyllolepidoidei

Subtaxa: Edgellaspis gorteri

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Type: Edgellaspis gorteri

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at C' Hatchery Creek cycle, Corradigbee Formation

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