Nochelaspis

Nochelaspis is an extinct genus of Galeaspid.[1] It lived during the Lochkovian period in Lower Devonian East Asia (in today southeastern China[2][3] and northern Vietnam[4]).

Nochelaspis
Temporal range: Lochkovian,
Head shield of Nochelaspis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Galeaspida
Order:
Eugaleaspidiformes
Family:
Eugaleaspididae
Genus:
Nochelaspis

Zhu, 1992
Species
  • N. maeandrina Zhu 1992
Restoration with hypothetical soft tissue

Description
N. maendrinae at the Beijing Museum of Natural History

Nochelaspis is the largest Eugaleaspid so far described. It is known from a head plate that was 127 cm (50 in) long, 158.5 cm (62.4 in) wide and 0.8 cm (0.3 in) thick. It is an element of the Early Vertebrate fauna in the Xishancun Formation, and lived among Polybranchiaspids, Paleoniscoids, Crossopterygians, Arthrodires, Antiarchs, and Petalichthyids.[1]

References
  1. Zhu, Min. "Two new eugaleaspids, with a discussion on eugaleaspid phylogeny". Vert. PalAsiat – via www.academia.edu.
  2. "Nochelaspis maendrinae by avancna on DeviantArt". www.deviantart.com.
  3. "PBDB". www.paleobiodb.org.
  4. Qujing Ancient Fish Kingdom reappears 420 million years ago, the largest roaming simple fish-Scientific Exploration-cnBeta.COM. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 06 November 2021.


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