Biology:Dunyu
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Short description: Extinct genus of jawless fishes
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | †Galeaspida |
| Order: | †Eugaleaspidiformes |
| Family: | †Eugaleaspidae |
| Genus: | †Dunyu Zhu et al., 2012 |
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Dunyu (meaning "shield fish" in Hanyu Pinyin) is an extinct genus of eugaleaspidiform galeaspid known from the Silurian of Yunnan, southwestern China .[1][2] Two species are known: D longiforus, the type species[1] and D. xiushanensis, which was initially named as a species of Eugaleaspis.[2] The type specimen of D. longiforus is IVPP V 17681, a complete cephalic shield prepared by C. H. Xiong, and the holotype of D. xiushanensis is IVPP V 6793.1, another complete cephalic shield.[1]
See also
- Binhai Yongdong (Yongdongaspis)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Min Zhu; Yu-Hai Liu; Lian-Tao Jia; Zhi-Kun Gai (2012). "A new genus of eugaleaspidiforms (Agnatha: Galeaspida) from the Ludlow, Silurian of Qujing, Yunnan, Southwestern China". Vertebrata PalAsiatica 50 (1): 1–7. http://www.ivpp.cas.cn/cbw/gjzdwxb/xbwzxz/201202/P020120209570559195969.pdf.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Liu, S. F. (1983). Agnatha from Sichuan, China . Vertebrata PalAsiatica, 21, 97–102. [In Chinese with English summary]
Wikidata ☰ Q5315820 entry
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