Silurolepis
Silurolepis platydorsalis is a species of Silurian-aged "maxillate" early placoderm that has been described from (mostly) articulated remains. Although it has been known for several years, it was finally described by Zhang, et al., in 2010.
| Silurolepis Temporal range: Ludlow | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | †Placodermi |
| Order: | †incertae sedis |
| Family: | †Silurolepidae Zhang et al., 2010 |
| Genus: | †Silurolepis Zhang et al., 2010 |
| Species: | †S. platydorsalis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Silurolepis platydorsalis Zhang et al., 2010 | |
S. platydorsalis was previously considered a basal antiarch, but a 2019 study instead recovers it as a maxillate placoderm most closely related to Qilinyu.
S. platydorsalis is known from thoracic armor: as the specific name suggests, the dorsal side is very flat.
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