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Placodermi

Placodermi
Conservation status: Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Subphylum:Vertebrata
Class:Placodermi
Orders

Antiarchi †
Arthrodira †
Petalichthyda †
Phyllolepida †
Ptyctodontida †
Rhenanida †

The Placodermi are fish known from fossils dating to the Devonian period. The front of its body and head were covered by armoured plates and the rest of its body was scaled or naked.

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