Eskimaspis

Eskimaspis is an extinct monospecific genus of arthrodire placoderm fish from the Early Devonian period. The type species Eskimaspis heintzi was described in 1984, and was found in the Peel Sound Formation on Prince of Wales Island in Arctic Canada.

Etymology
The generic name Eskimaspis was named after the aboriginal Eskimo people of the Canadian Arctic. The species name heintzi was named in honor of palaeontologist Anatol Heintz.

Classification
Eskimaspis is one of the more basal members of the order Arthrodira, as shown in the cladogram below: