Africanaspis

Africanaspis is an extinct genus of groenlandaspidid placoderm known from two species, Africanaspis doryssa, named in 1997 from fossils discovered in South Africa^[2] and Africanaspis edmountaini, named from fossils described from South Africa during 2017.^[1] A. edmountaini is only known from juvenile specimens. Both species are known from the Witpoort Formation. A. doryssa reached 23 cm (9.1 in) long.^[3]

Africanaspis Temporal range: Late Devonian, Famennian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Reconstruction of A. doryssa
Reconstruction of A. edmountaini
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	†Placodermi
Order:	†Arthrodira
Family:	†Groenlandaspididae
Genus:	†Africanaspis Long et al., 1997
Type species
Africanaspis doryssa Long et al., 1997
Other species
Africanaspis edmountaini Gess & Trinajstic, 2017[1]