| Meemannia Temporal range: Devonian |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Sarcopterygii |
| Genus: | Meemannia |
| Species: | M. eos |
| Binomial name | |
| Meemannia eos Zhu, Yu, Wang, Zhao & Jia, 2006 |
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Meemannia is a genus of extinct sarcopterygian fishes from the early Devonian period. 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.