Tiaraspis
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Tiaraspis subtilis is the oldest known member of the arthrodire placoderm family
Groenlandaspidae. Its fossils are found from Early Devonian
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, ranging from the late Emsian epoch until the end of the Pragian.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Groenlandaspidae. Its fossils are found from Early Devonian
Devonian
The Devonian is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic Era spanning from the end of the Silurian Period, about 416.0 ± 2.8 Mya , to the beginning of the Carboniferous Period, about 359.2 ± 2.5 Mya...
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Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, ranging from the late Emsian epoch until the end of the Pragian.