Apedolepis
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| Apedolepis Temporal range: Upper Ordovician (Caradoc) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Infraphylum: | Agnatha |
| Class: | †Pteraspidomorpha |
| Subclass: | †Arandaspida |
| Genus: | †Apedolepis Young, 1997 |
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Apedolepis (meaning "flat scale") was an extinct genus of early jawless fish known from the Ordovician period Stokes Formation of central Australia. The only species in this genus is A. tomlinsonae making it a monotypic genus.[1] The scales of Apedolepis are characterized by an atubular laminar surface tissue of uncertain histology, lacking a distinct base.[2]
