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Middle-late devonian placoderms (Pisces: Antiarchi) from Central and northern Asia

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Antiarch placoderms (Pisces, Placodermi, Antiarchi) from the Middle-Upper Devonian of Central and northern Asia (Asian part of the former Soviet Union) are described. Available antiarch specimens belong to 28 species (eight of which are described in open nomenclature), of 9 genera, 5 subfamilies, 6 families, 2 orders. The main localities of Middle-Late Devonian antiarchs are listed and provided with the data on stratigraphic distribution. The morphological structure of antiarchs and history of their study in Central and northern Asia are briefly considered. The principles of systematics and phylogeny of antiarchs, feature of their historical development in the Middle and Late Devonian of this area, and their paleozoogeographic relationships are discussed.

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Moloshnikov, S.V. Middle-late devonian placoderms (Pisces: Antiarchi) from Central and northern Asia. Paleontol. J. 46, 1097–1196 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0031030112100012

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