''Paraplesiobatis heinrichsi'' is a lightly armored
pseudopetalichthyid placoderm from the
Hunsrückschiefer Lagerstätte
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of
Early Devonian Germany. The
type
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and only known specimen is an articulated, but very incomplete individual consisting of a large, incomplete, plate-covered head, and some of the vertebral column, with a total length of 10 centimeters. The specimen strongly resembles ''
Pseudopetalichthys
''Pseudopetalichthys problematica'' is a lightly armored pseudopetalichthyid placoderm from the Hunsrückschiefer Lagerstätte of Early Devonian Germany. The holotype and only known specimen is an articulated, but incomplete individual consist ...
'' to the point that many experts suggest they may be of the same genus or species,
though because the only specimens of both genera are so poorly preserved, talk of
synonymizing
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the two can not begin (let alone continue) until more, better preserved specimens are found.
References
External links
''Pseudopetalichthys''at the
Paleobiology Database
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Pseudopetalichthyida
Placoderms of Europe
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