Meemannia

Meemannia is a genus of extinct bony fish from the early Devonian period. It was initially classified as a lobe-finned fish; however, a restudy conducted by Lu et al. (2016) indicates that it was actually an early-diverging ray-finned fish.^[1] It was found in Yunnan, China. As preserved, it consists mainly of skull roofing bones and a partial otic region of the braincase. Its anatomy is unique in a number of features that resemble ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii), and more generalized jawed vertebrates.

Meemannia Temporal range: Devonian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Genus:	†Meemannia
Species:	†M. eos
Binomial name
†Meemannia eos Zhu, Yu, Wang, Zhao & Jia, 2006

It was described in the May 4, 2006 edition of Nature, and named after Meemann Chang.^[2]