Protitanichthys

Protitanichthys
Temporal range: Middle Devonian: Eifelian - Lower Givetian,
Head shield, Ohio Geological Survey
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: †Placodermi
Order: †Arthrodira
Suborder: †Brachythoraci
Family: †Coccosteidae
Genus: †Protitanichthys
Eastman, 1907
Species
  • Protitanichthys fossatus Eastman, 1907 (type)
  • Protitanichthys rockportensis Case, 1931
Synonyms
  • Dinichthys ohioensis Skeels, 1962

Protitanichthys is an extinct genus of comparatively large coccosteid arthrodire placoderms from the Middle Devonian of the eastern United States. Fossils are found primarily in the Eifelian-epoch aged Delaware Limestone of Ohio, and the Lower Givetian-aged Rockport Quarry Limestone of Michigan

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