Shimenolepis
| Shimenolepis | |
|---|---|
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| Shimenolepis granifera | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Placodermi |
| Order: | Yunnanolepiformes |
| Genus: | Shimenolepis |
| Type species | |
| Shimenolepis granifera Junqing, 1991 | |
Shimenolepis granifera is an extinct yunnanolepid placoderm from the Late Llandovery of Li County, Hunan, China. It was the first described Silurian placoderm, and is the earliest known placoderm, known from distinctively ordered plates.
Description
Plates
Shimenolepis plates are very similar to the early Devonian yunnanolepid Zhanjilepis, also known from distinctively ornamented plates.[1]
References
- ↑ Wang Junqing (1991). "The Antiarchi from Early Silurian Hunan" (PDF). Vertebrata PalAsiatica. 21 (3): 240–244. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-12.
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