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Actinolepidae

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Actinolepidae is an extinct family of placoderm fishes which lived during the Early Devonian period. They are considered to be among the most primitive of the arthrodires, and are widely accepted to be phylogenetically basal to the group.

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Parent taxon
Arthrodira
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Actinolepis tuberculata.jpg
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taxon name
Actinolepidae
taxon rank
family
time period
Devonian
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Actinolepidae is an extinct family of placoderm fishes which lived during the Early Devonian period. They are considered to be among the most primitive of the arthrodires, and are widely accepted to be phylogenetically basal to the group.

==Description==

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