Zhanjilepis
Extinct genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Extinct genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zhanjilepis aspartilis is an extinct yunnanolepid placoderm from Pridoli and Lochkovian rocks of Hunan, China. Zhanjilepis is known only from distinctively ordered plates.
| Zhanjilepis Temporal range: Late | |
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| Zhanjilepis aspartilis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | †Placodermi |
| Order: | †Antiarchi |
| Family: | †Yunnanolepididae |
| Genus: | †Zhanjilepis |
| Type species | |
| Zhanjilepis aspartilis Junqing, 1991 | |
Zhanjilepis plates are very similar to the Late Llandovery yunnanolepid Shimenolepis, also known from distinctively ornamented plates.[1]
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