Bryantolepis
Bryantolepis is an extinct genus of arthrodire placoderm from the Early Devonian of Wyoming,[1] Idaho, and Utah.[2] It is known from two species, B. brachycephala, and B. williamsi.
| Bryantolepis Temporal range: Early Devonian | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | †Placodermi |
| Order: | †Arthrodira |
| Genus: | †Bryantolepis Bryant, 1932 |
| Species | |
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B. brachycephala (Bryant) 1932 | |
Description
The genus is known from multiple parts of the skull roof, the suborbital, endocranium, and trunk shield.[1][2]
Taxonomy
Bryantolepis is regarded as part of the subfamily Actinolepinae, or within Actinolepidoidei.[1][2]
References
- Denison, Robert H. (1962). A reconstruction of the shield of the arthrodire, Bryantolepis brachycephalus (Bryant). Vol. 14. [Chicago]: Chicago Natural History Museum.
- Elliott, D. K.; Carr, R. K. (2010). "A new species of Bryantolepis Camp, Welles, and Green, 1949 (Placodermi, Arthrodira) from the Early Devonian Water Canyon Formation of northern Utah and southern Idaho, with comments on the endocranium". Kirtlandia. 57 (22–35).
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