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Gavinaspis
Taxonomy
Gavinaspis was named by Dupret and Zhu (2008). It is the type genus of Gavinaspididae.
It was assigned to Gavinaspididae by Dupret and Zhu (2008).
It was assigned to Gavinaspididae by Dupret and Zhu (2008).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Gavinaspis Dupret and Zhu pp. 259 - 260 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| V. Dupret and M. Zhu 2008 | Phyllolepid with the occipital portion of neurocranium very elongated and slender; dermal rostral capsule not fused to the postethmoid part of skull roof; postorbital plate contacting the paranuchal plate mesially to infraorbital and main lateral sensory line grooves (at least on the internal side of skull roof); marginal plate not extending mesially to infraorbital and main sensory line grooves in internal view; ornamentation consisting of elongated tubercles, sometimes merging into ridges |
Measurements
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Age range: Lochkovian or 419.62000 to 413.02000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Lochkovian | China (Yunnan) | G. convergens (162781) |