Chuchinolepis robusta Zhu 1996 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Antiarchiformes - Chuchinolepidae

Full reference: M. Zhu. 1996. The phylogeny of the Antiarcha (Placodermi, Pisces), with the description of Early Devonian antiarchs from Qujing, Yunnan, China. Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. Section C, Sciences de la terre, paléontologie, géologie, minéralogie 18(2-3):233-347

Belongs to Chuchinolepis according to M. Zhu 1996

Sister taxa: Chuchinolepis gracilis, Chuchinolepis qujingensis

Type specimen: V10512

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Qujing. Cuifengshan Assemblage (Devonian of China)

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