Yunnanolepis

Yunnanolepis
Temporal range: Early-Middle Devonian
~416–412.3 Ma
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CGI reconstruction of Y. chii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: †Placodermi
Order: †Antiarchi
Family: †Yunnanolepididae
Genus: †Yunnanolepis
Liu, 1963
Type species
Yunnanolepis chii
Liu, 1963
Species
  • Y. bacboensis Tong-Dzuy & Janvier 1990
  • Y. chii Liu, 1963
  • Y. deprati Tong-Dzuy & Janvier 1990
  • Y. meemannae Thanh & Janvier 1994
  • Y. porifera Zhu 1996
  • Y. spinulosa Janvier & Phuong 1999

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).


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