Minicrania Zhu and Janvier 1996 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Minicranidae

Full reference: M. Zhu and P. Janvier. 1996. A small antiarch, Minicrania lirouyii gen. et sp. nov., from the Early Devonian of Qujing, Yunnan (China), with remarks on antiarch phylogeny. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 16(1):1-15

Parent taxon: Minicranidae according to R. van der Laan 2019

See also Zhu and Janvier 1996

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Minicrania lirouyii Minicrania lissa

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Devonian of China (2 collections), Vietnam (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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