Kunmingolepis Liu and Wang 1981 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Arthrodira

Full reference: Y. Liu and J. Wang. 1981. On three new arthrodires from Middle Devonian of Yunnan. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 19:296-304

Parent taxon: Arthrodira according to Y. Liu and J. Wang 1981

Sister taxa: Acanthaspida, Actinolepidiformes, Actinolepidoidei, Actinolepina, Africanaspis, Antarctolepis, Arctonema, Arenipiscis, Aspidichthys, Atlantidosteus, Brachydeirina, Callognathus, Carolowilhelmina, Coccosteina, Coccosteoidei, Copanognathus, Cosmacanthus, Cravenaspis, Diplognathus, Erikaspis, Errolosteus, Eskimaspis, Euarthrodira, Eubrachythoraci, Glyptaspis, Grazosteus, Heintzosteus, Heterostiina, Hollardosteus, Holonematina, Huaningichthys, Incisoscutoidea, Kartalaspis, Kimberleyichthys, Kueichowlepis, Laurentaspis, Lurapullaspis, Machaerognathus, Mediaspidae, Murmur, Operchallosteus, Overtonaspis, Pachyosteidae, Pachyosteina, Parawilliamsaspis, Phlyctaeniiformes, Phlyctaenina, Pholidosteidae, Phylctaeniida, Phyllolepida, Platyaspis, Prescottaspidae, Qataraspis, Squamatognathus, Stegophthalami, Taemasosteus, Taunaspis, Temnothoraci, Timanosteus, Toombalepis, Toombsosteus, Tyriolepis, Wheathillaspis, Wuttagoonaspina, Phyllolepidoidei, Brachythoracoidei

Subtaxa: Kunmingolepis lucaowanensis

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Wuding area, locality between Zhaojiazhuang and Longtan, Haikou unit (Devonian of China)

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