Yiminaspis
| Yiminaspis Temporal range: Late Emsian | |
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| Yiminaspis shenme | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Placodermi |
| Order: | Arthrodira |
| Family: | Wuttagoonaspidae |
| Genus: | Yiminaspis |
| Species: | Y. shenme |
| Binomial name | |
| Yiminaspis shenme Dupret 2008 | |
Yiminaspis shenme is a species of primitive arthrodire placoderm from Emsian-aged marine strata in Yunnan, China. It is closely related to Wuttagoonaspis of Middle Devonian Australia. Y. shenme is known from a flattened partial skull and portions of the thoracic armor.
Etymology
The genus name translates as "Yi People's shield", deriving from the Chinese name Yímín (simplified Chinese: 彝民; traditional Chinese: 彞民; literally: "Yi People", an ethnic group in China, Vietnam, and Thailand) and the Greek word aspis ("a type of round shield"). The specific name is from Chinese shénme (simplified Chinese: 什么; traditional Chinese: 什麼; literally: "what"), as in "what is it?" reference to the peculiar anatomy of this prehistoric fish.[1]
References
- ↑ Dupret, Vincent (Mar 12, 2008). "A New Wuttagoonaspid (Placodermi, Arthrodira) from the Lower Devonian of Yunnan (South China): Origin, Dispersal, and Paleobiogeographic Significance". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28: 12–20. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2008)28[12:anwpaf]2.0.co;2.