Cowralepis mclachlani Ritchie 2005 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Actinolepidiformes - Phyllolepidae

Full reference: A. Ritchie. 2005. Cowralepis, a new genus of phyllolepid fish (Pisces, Placodermi) from the Late Middle Devonian of New South Wales, Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 126:215-259

Belongs to Cowralepis according to A. Ritchie 2005

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Merriganowry Quarry, Cowra area (Devonian of Australia)

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