Yunnanolepis porifera Zhu 1996 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Yunnanolepidiformes - Yunnanolepididae

Full reference: M. Zhu. 1996. The phylogeny of the Antiarcha (Placodermi, Pisces), with the description of Early Devonian antiarchs from Qujing, Yunnan, China. Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. Section C, Sciences de la terre, paléontologie, géologie, minéralogie 18(2-3):233-347

Belongs to Yunnanolepis according to M. Zhu 1996

Sister taxa: Yunnanolepis bacboensis, Yunnanolepis chii, Yunnanolepis deprati, Yunnanolepis spinulosa

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Devonian of China (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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