Microbrachiidae
Extinct family of fishes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Quick Facts Microbrachiidae Temporal range: Emsian to Upper Givetian, Scientific classification ...
Microbrachiidae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | †Placodermi |
Order: | †Antiarchi |
Suborder: | †Bothriolepidoidei |
Family: | †Microbrachiidae |
Type species | |
Microbrachius dicki Traquair, 1888 | |
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Microbrachiidae is an extinct family of tiny, advanced antiarch placoderms closely related to the bothriolepidids.
Although most species are known from Late Emsian-aged strata of Early Devonian China, the type and youngest species, Microbrachius dicki, is known from upper Givetian freshwater strata of Scotland and Estonia.
When Microbrachius was regarded as an Antiarch incertae sedis, the other genera were thought to be very small bothriolepids.