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Austrophyllolepis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Phyllolepididae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Placodermi

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Arthrodira

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Phyllolepida, Phyllolepis, Asterosteus, Neophlyctaenius, Diandongpetalichthys

Austrophyllolepis is an extinct genus of phyllolepid arthrodire placoderm from Middle to Late Devonian freshwater strata of Australia. The type species, A. ritchiei is found in Givetian to early Frasnian-aged freshwater strata near what is now Mount Howitt. A second species, A. dulciensis, is found from Middle Devonian freshwater strata from the Dulcie Sandstone of Georgina Basin, Central Australia.

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Austrophyllolepis Wikipedia