Phymolepis
Phymolepis Temporal range: Early Devonian,
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Phymolepis cuifengshanensis restoration | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | †Placodermi |
Order: | †Antiarchi |
Family: | †Yunnanolepididae |
Genus: | †Phymolepis |
Type species | |
†Phymolepis cuifengshanensis , 1978
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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[]
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- Placoderms
- Fossil taxa described in 1978
- Placoderm stubs