Cowralepis Temporal range: Late Devonian,
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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 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
[edit]- ^ a b 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. S2CID 45258255.