Platyethmoidia antarctica Young et al. 1992 (lobe-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Osteolepiformes

Full reference: G. C. Young, J. A. Long, and A. Ritchie. 1992. Crossopterygian fishes from the Devonian of Antarctica: systematics, relationships and biogeographic significance. Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 14:1-77

Belongs to Platyethmoidia according to G. C. Young et al. 1992

See also Borgen and Nakrem 2016

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: AMF 54405, a partial skull (an incomplete fronto-ethmoidal shield). Its type locality is Young et al 1992 Devonian Fish Locality 8, which is in a Givetian marine siltstone in the Aztec Siltstone Formation of Antarctica.

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Antarctica (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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