Thyestes (fish)

Thyestes; Temporal range: Ludlow
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Infraphylum:	Agnatha
Class:	† Osteostraci
Order:	† Thyestiida
Family:	† Thyestiidae
Genus:	† Thyestes

Last updated November 10, 2025

Thyestes is an extinct genus of osteostracan agnathan vertebrate of Europe ^[1] 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 .

References

↑ Afanassieva, O. B. (2014). "Development of the Exoskeleton in Osteostracans (Agnatha, Vertebrata): New Evidence of Growth". Paleontological Journal. 48: 973–979. doi:10.1134/S0031030114090020.

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[1] Afanassieva, O. B. (2014). "Development of the Exoskeleton in Osteostracans (Agnatha, Vertebrata): New Evidence of Growth". Paleontological Journal. 48: 973–979. doi:10.1134/S0031030114090020.

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