Yunnancoelacanthus acrotuberculatus

Taxonavigation

edit
Taxonavigation: Coelacanthiformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Ordo: Coelacanthiformes

Genus: †Yunnancoelacanthus
Species: †Yunnancoelacanthus acrotuberculatus

Name

edit

Yunnancoelacanthus acrotuberculatus Wen et al., 2013

  • Holotype: LPV 12748, a complete specimen with skull in dorsal view.
  • Type horizon: Member II, Guanling Formation, Middle Triassic (Nicoraella kockeli Zone, late Pelsonian, middle–late Anisian).
  • Type locality: Daaozi Village, Luoxiong Town, Luoping County, Qujing City, Yunnan Province, China.

Etymology: The species name is derived from the characteristic sharp tubercles on the dermal bones of skull.

References

edit