Entelognathus primordialis

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: †Placodermi
Genus: †Entelognathus
Species: †Entelognathus primordialis

Name

Entelognathus primordialis Zhu et al., 2013

• Holotype: IVPP V18620, an articulated fish with head shield and trunk armour.

• Locality and horizon: Xiaoxiang Reservoir, Qujing, Yunnan, China; Kuanti Formation. Late Ludlow, Silurian, Ozarkodina snajdri Conodont Zone, 419 million years ago.

Etymology: The specific name is from the Latin primordialis (= primordial).

References

Primary references

• Zhu, M., Yu, X., Ahlberg, P.E., Choo, B., Lu, J., Qiao, T., Qu, Q., Zhao, W., Jia, L., Blom, H. & You’an Zhu, Y. 2013. A Silurian placoderm with osteichthyan-like marginal jaw bones. Nature 502: 188–194. DOI: 10.1038/nature12617 Reference page.