The Elegestolepis is a primitive shark that lived 420 million years ago. It was closely related to the Mongolepis and the Polymerolepis. It is only known from placoid scales.
| Elegestolepis Temporal range: Late Silurian-Early Devonian, 427–416 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Infraclass: | Euselachii |
| Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
| Genus: | †Elegestolepis Karatajute & Talimaa - 1973 |