Yunnanolepis
Extinct genus of fishes
Yunnanolepis Temporal range: Early-Middle Devonian ~416–412.3 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
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CGI reconstruction of Y. chii | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | †Placodermi |
Order: | †Antiarchi |
Family: | †Yunnanolepididae |
Genus: | †Yunnanolepis Liu, 1963 |
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Yunnanolepis chii Liu, 1963 | |
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Yunnanolepis is an extinct genus of primitive antiarch placoderm. The fossils of the various species are found in Early to Middle Devonian strata in Southern China (Xishancun, Lianhuashan and Xitun Formations).
External links
- Yunnanolepis at the Paleobiology Database
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