Bothriolepidoidei is a suborder of
antiarch placoderm fishes. The group is considered
paraphyletic
Paraphyly is a taxonomic term describing a grouping that consists of the grouping's last common ancestor and some but not all of its descendant lineages. The grouping is said to be paraphyletic ''with respect to'' the excluded subgroups. In co ...
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Taxonomy
The cladogram is taken from Bothriolepid antiarchs (Vertebrata, Placodermi) from the Devonian of the north-western part of the East European Platform.
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Microbrachius''
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Wudinolepis''
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Dianolepis''
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Jiangxilepis''
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Kirgisolepis''
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Tenizolepis''
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Monarolepis''
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Bothriolepis
''Bothriolepis'' (from , 'trench' and 'scale') was a widespread, abundant and diverse genus of antiarch placoderms that lived during the Middle to Late Devonian period of the Paleozoic Era.
Historically, ''Bothriolepis'' resided in an array ...
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Grossilepis''
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Vietnamaspis''
References
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Antiarchi