Parayunnanolepis xitunensis
Parayunnanolepis xitunensis
The antiarch placoderm shows that all jawed vertebrates possess both pectoral and pelvic appendages
Age
Lochkovian, Early Devonian, 413 million years ago
Distribution
Qujing, Yunnan, China
Taxonomy
Placoderm, Antiarcha
Body size
Small-sized, about 11 mm in length
Ecology
Basically inhabit the bottom of the water, and not very motile. May feed on worms, organic debris and other food
Trivia
Parayunnanolepis is the most well-preserved early antiarch, which was was chosen to represent early vertebrate evolution in the BBC nature documentary “Rise of the Animals”