Phymolepis

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Phymolepis
Temporal range: Early Devonian, Lochkovian
Phymolepis cuifengshanensis restoration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Placodermi
Order: Antiarchi
Family: Yunnanolepididae
Genus: Phymolepis
Type species
Phymolepis cuifengshanensis

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]

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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)