Biology:Placolepis
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| Order: | †Arthrodira (?sister or containing group)
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| Genus: | †Placolepis Ritchie, 1984
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| Placolepis tingeyi Ritchie, 1984[1]
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Placolepis is an extinct genus of phyllolepid placoderm first discovered in New South Wales.[1] Placolepis was the most widespread phyllolepid genus, with fossils found in Australia , Turkey, Venezuela and Antarctica.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A new placoderm, Placolepis gen. nov. (Phyllolepidae), from the Late Devonian of New South Wales, Australia
- ↑ "Fig. 7. Placolepis tingeyi sp. nov. A. Holotype, a nearly complete Nu". https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Placolepis-tingeyi-sp-nov-a-holotype-a-nearly-complete-Nu-plate-WAM-0066-b-left_fig1_213776635.
Wikidata ☰ Q65090484 entry
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