Phymolepis

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

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

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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