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Cephalaspis

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Ceph·​a·​las·​pis | \ -pə̇s \

Definition of Cephalaspis

: a genus (the type of the family Cephalaspidae) of Devonian ostracoderms having the head covered by a flattened shield rounded in front and prolonged into posteriorly directed lateral points and the eyes close together in the middle of the head shield — see cephalaspida

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History and Etymology for Cephalaspis

New Latin, from cephal- + -aspis

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“Cephalaspis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cephalaspis. Accessed 27 Jun. 2022.

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