Ostracodermi

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf extinct superclass of jawless fish
gptkbp:bodyCovering bony plates
gptkbp:characteristic jawless
armored body
marine and freshwater habitats
gptkbp:class gptkb:fish
gptkbp:discoveredBy 19th century
gptkbp:etymology from Greek 'ostrakon' (shell) and 'derma' (skin)
gptkbp:firstAppearance about 485 million years ago
gptkbp:fossilRange Ordovician to Devonian
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ostracodermi
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lastAppearance about 359 million years ago
gptkbp:notableGroup gptkb:Anaspida
gptkb:Cephalaspida
gptkb:Pteraspidomorphi
gptkb:Thelodonti
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:replacedBy jawed vertebrates (Gnathostomata)
gptkbp:respiration gills
gptkbp:significance early vertebrate evolution
gptkbp:skeletonType cartilaginous
gptkbp:status extinct
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Vertebrata
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cephalaspidomorphi
gptkb:Sarcopterygii
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5