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Cowralepis
Temporal range: Late Devonian, Givetian
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Restoration of C. mclachlani
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Cowralepis

Ritchie, 2005
Type species
Cowrapelis mclachlani
Ritchie, 2005
Cowralepis mclachlani from the Devonian ( Givetian) of Cowra, Australia

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

  1. ^ a b Cowralepis, a new genus of phyllolepid fish (Pisces, Placodermi) from the Late Middle Devonian of New South Wales, Australia
  2. ^ 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.