ostracodermi

• Ausgestorbene Gruppe gepanzerter kieferloser Wirbeltiere, deren taxonomische Einordnung unklar bleibt.

An extinct group of armored jawless vertebrates, whose taxonomic classification remains unclear.

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1. Extinct armored jawless fishC2formalscientific

   An extinct group of primitive, jawless, fish-like vertebrates that had a bony armor covering their head and body.

   Ausgestorbene gepanzerte kieferlose Fische

   • Ostracodermi are among the earliest known vertebrates in the fossil record.
   • The bony plates of Ostracodermi provided protection from predators.
   • Paleontologists study Ostracodermi to understand the evolution of early fish.