Yunnancoelacanthus acrotuberculatus
Taxonavigation
editTaxonavigation: Coelacanthiformes |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Genus: †Yunnancoelacanthus
Species: †Yunnancoelacanthus acrotuberculatus
Name
editYunnancoelacanthus 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- Wen, W., Zhang, Q.-Y., Hu, S.-X., Benton, M.J., Zhou, C.-Y., Tao, X., Huang, J.-Y. & Chen, Z.-Q. 2013. Coelacanths from the Middle Triassic Luoping Biota, Yunnan, South China, with the earliest evidence of ovoviviparity. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 58(1): 175–193. DOI: 10.4202/app.2011.0066 Reference page.