Phymolepis

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Phymolepis
Temporal range: Early Devonian, Lochkovian
Phymolepis cuifengshanensis.PNG
Phymolepis cuifengshanensis restoration
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Placodermi
Order: Antiarchi
Family: Yunnanolepididae
Genus: Phymolepis
Type species
Phymolepis cuifengshanensis
, 1978

Phymolepis is an extinct genus of yunnanolepidid placoderm from early to middle Devonian China. The type and only species, Phymolepis cuifengshanensis, was named by in 1978 and was re-evaluated in 2018.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Yajing Wang; Min Zhu (2018). "Redescription of Phymolepis cuifengshanensis (Antiarcha: Yunnanolepididae) using high-resolution computed tomography and new insights into anatomical details of the endocranium in antiarchs". PeerJ. 6: e4808. doi:10.7717/peerj.4808. PMC 5978403. PMID 29868260.


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