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The 14 pages that link to Ostracoderm, each with the reason it gives.

• JawCompared with: Jawless forms provide a comparison for understanding the evolutionary novelty of jaws.

• Dermal boneBroader topic: Their armor provides an early fossil record of dermal skeletal elements.

• Jawless fishBroader topic: Their fossils document jawless forms with body armor unlike living species.

• Vertebrate evolutionBroader topic: These early jawless vertebrates reveal major forms of vertebrate body organization.

• AgnathaBroader topic: Ostracoderms are prominent fossil representatives of traditional Agnatha.

• Early vertebrateRelated: These later jawless groups show how early vertebrate body plans diversified.

• PteraspidomorphiRelated: This broad fossil grouping includes pteraspidomorphs and other armored jawless forms.

• CephalaspisNarrower topic: This broad grouping provides the traditional context for Cephalaspis and other armored jawless forms.

• ThelodontiRelated: Thelodonts are often grouped with ostracoderms, but their scales differ from heavy armour.

• Evolution of fishBroader topic: Their diverse body armor records an early radiation before jaws evolved.

• PteraspisNarrower topic: Pteraspis is one of the distinctive fossil groups commonly called ostracoderms.

• AnaspidaRelated: Anaspids were historically grouped among these diverse armored jawless vertebrates.

• ArandaspisRelated: Arandaspis is commonly grouped among these armoured early fishes.

• CyclostomiCompared with: Ostracoderms were jawless too, but are not living members of Cyclostomi.