Biology:Cowralepis
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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes
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| Order: | †Arthrodira (?sister or containing group)
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| Genus: | †Cowralepis Ritchie, 2005
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| Cowrapelis mclachlani Ritchie, 2005
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†Cowralepis mclachlani from the Devonian (Givetian) of Cowra, Australia
Cowralepis is an extinct genus of phyllolepid placoderm of Givetian Cowra, New South Wales,[1] and several juveniles of various stages of growth have also been discovered.[2] Cowralepis grew to 35 centimeters.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cowralepis, a new genus of phyllolepid fish (Pisces, Placodermi) from the Late Middle Devonian of New South Wales, Australia
- ↑ Carr, R. K.; Johanson, Z.; Ritchie, A. (2009). "The phyllolepid placoderm Cowralepis mclachlani: Insights into the evolution of feeding mechanisms in jawed vertebrates". Journal of Morphology 270 (7): 775–804. doi:10.1002/jmor.10719. PMID 19215000.
Wikidata ☰ Q65090486 entry
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