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{{Short description|Extinct genus of jawless fishes}}
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| name = ''Thyestes''
| taxon = Thyestes
| fossil_range = [[Wenlock]]
| fossil_range = [[Ludlow epoch|Ludlow]]
| image = The Soviet Union 1990 CPA 6243 stamp (Thyestes).jpg
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| subphylum = [[Vertebrata]]
| familia = [[Cephalaspidae]]
| classis = [[Osteostraci]]
| ordo = [[Thyestiida]]
| genus = '''''Thyestes'''''
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'''''Thyestes''''' was an [[extinct]] genus of [[ostracoderm]] fish of [[Europe]] that lived in the Late [[Silurian]] [[Wenlock]] epoch. It superficially resembles ''[[Cephalaspis]]'', but was closely related to ''[[Auchenaspis]]'' and ''[[Tremataspis]]''.
'''''Thyestes''''' is an [[extinct]] genus of [[osteostraci|osteostracan]] [[agnatha]]n [[vertebrate]] of [[Europe]] whose fossils are found in Middle to Late [[Ludlow epoch|Ludlow-aged]] marine strata of Late [[Silurian]] [[Europe]]. Individuals of ''Thyestes'' superficially resembled ''[[Cephalaspis]]'', but were more closely related to ''[[Auchenaspis]]'' and ''[[Tremataspis]]''.


== References ==
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[[Category:Prehistoric fish]]
[[Category:Vertebrates without jaws]]
[[Category:Silurian fish]]


{{Osteostraci}}
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[[Category:Osteostraci genera]]
[[Category:Silurian fish of Europe]]



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{{Paleo-jawless-fish-stub}}
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Latest revision as of 18:21, 1 September 2024

Thyestes
Temporal range: Ludlow
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Osteostraci
Order: Thyestiida
Family: Thyestiidae
Genus: Thyestes

Thyestes is an extinct genus of osteostracan agnathan vertebrate of Europe whose fossils are found in Middle to Late Ludlow-aged marine strata of Late Silurian Europe. Individuals of Thyestes superficially resembled Cephalaspis, but were more closely related to Auchenaspis and Tremataspis.

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