Pauropetalichthys magnoculus Pan et al. 2015 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Macropetalichthyiformes - Quasipetalichthyidae

Full reference: Z. Pan, M. Zhu, Y. Zhu and L. Jia. 2015. A new petalichthyid placoderm from the Early Devonian of Yunnan, China. Comptes Rendus Palevol 14(2):125-137

Belongs to Pauropetalichthys according to Z. Pan et al. 2015

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IVPP V 20160

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Qujing. Cuifengshan Assemblage (Devonian of China)

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