Placolepis is an extinct genus of phyllolepid placoderm first discovered in New South Wales.[1] Placolepis was the most widespread phyllolepid genus, with fossils found in Australia, Turkey, Venezuela and Antarctica.[2]
| Placolepis Temporal range: Devonian,
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | †Placodermi |
| Order: | †Arthrodira |
| Family: | †Phyllolepididae |
| Genus: | †Placolepis Ritchie, 1984 |
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| Placolepis tingeyi Ritchie, 1984[1]
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References
edit- ^ a b A new placoderm, Placolepis gen. nov. (Phyllolepidae), from the Late Devonian of New South Wales, Australia
- ^ "Fig. 7. Placolepis tingeyi sp. nov. A. Holotype, a nearly complete Nu".
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