Shimenolepis

Shimenolepis; Temporal range: Late Llandovery PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	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. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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[WangJ-1] 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. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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