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ASTRASPIS
(as-tra-as-piss)
meaning: "Star shield"
Astraspis
Named By: Walcott in 1892
Time Period: 467-443 Ma middle-late Ordovician
Location: North America, possibly Bolivia as well
Size: Estimated to about 20 centimetres long
Diet: Filter feeder
Fossil(s): Several individuals
Classification: | Chordata | Pteraspida | Astraspida |
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Astraspis ('star shield') is an extinct genus of primitive jawless fish from the Ordovician of Central North America and Bolivia. It is related to other Ordovician fishes, such as the South American Sacabambaspis, and the Australian Arandaspis.

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