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Youngolepis
Youngolepis is a genus of prehistoric coelocanth which lived during the Early Devonian period (Lochkovian to Pragian stages, about 407-416 million years ago). Fossils of Y. praecursor have been found in the Xitun Formation of China & the Bac Bun Formation of Trang Xa, Vietnam.[1] Some additional fossil specimens from the Xishancun Formation of China have been referred to Youngolepis sp. & represent the oldest known occurrence of the genus.[2] In addition, In addition, Y.sp is also found in the Xujiachong formation
| Youngolepis Temporal range: Early Devonian | |
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| Photograph (a) & virtual rendering (b) of specimen IVPP V28375 in dorsal view | |
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| Genus: | †Youngolepis |
| Species: | †Y. praecursor |
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| †Youngolepis praecursor Chang & Yu, 1981 | |
References
- ^ Cui, Xindong; Friedman, Matt; Qiao, Tuo; Yu, Yilun; Zhu, Min (2022-05-02). "The rapid evolution of lungfish durophagy". Nature Communications. 13 (1): 2390. doi:10.1038/s41467-022-30091-3. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 9061808. PMID 35501345. S2CID 248504614.
- ^ Zhu, Min; Fan, Junhang (1995). "Youngolepis from the Xishancun Formation (Early Lochkovian) of Qujing; China". Geobios. 28: 293–299. doi:10.1016/S0016-6995(95)80130-8. ISSN 0016-6995.