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Meemannia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Scientific name
  
Meemannia eos

Rank
  
Genus

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Species
  
M. eos

Phylum
  
Chordata

Similar
  
Styloichthys, Psarolepis, Guiyu oneiros, Porolepis, Cheirolepis

Meemannia is a genus of extinct bony fish from the early Devonian period. It was initially classified as a lobe-finned fish; however, a restudy conducted by Lu et al. (2016) indicates that it was actually an early-diverging ray-finned fish. It was found in Yunnan, China. As preserved, it consists mainly of skull roofing bones and a partial otic region of the braincase. Its anatomy is unique in a number of features that resemble ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii), and more generalized jawed vertebrates.

It was described in the May 4, 2006 edition of Nature.

References

Meemannia Wikipedia