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.

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

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