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Cephalaspis
Cephalaspis (from Greek: κεφαλή kephalḗ, 'head' and Greek: ἀσπίς aspís, 'shield') is a possibly monotypic genus of extinct osteostracan agnathan vertebrate. It was a trout-sized detritivorous fish that lived in the early Devonian.
Webster Dictionary
Cephalaspisnoun
a genus of fossil ganoid fishes found in the old red sandstone or Devonian formation. The head is large, and protected by a broad shield-shaped helmet prolonged behind into two lateral points
Etymology: [NL., fr. Gr. kefalh` head + a shield.]
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Cephalaspis
Cephalaspis was a genus in the class Osteostraci of Palaeozoic armoured jawless fishes, or ostracoderms. It was a medium sized detritivorous fish that lived in freshwater streams and estuaries of the early Devonian.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Cephalaspis
sef-a-las′pis, n. a genus of fossil Ganoid fishes found in the Upper Silurian and Devonian measures. [Gr. kephalē, the head, aspis, a shield.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cephalaspis in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cephalaspis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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