Qingmenodus-type locality (Devonian of China)

Also known as Qingmen reservoir

Where: Yunnan, China (27.3° N, 103.7° E: paleocoordinates 3.1° N, 132.4° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Posongchong Formation, Pragian (410.8 - 407.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified lithology not reported

• Environment is purely a guess as insufficient information was provided

Size class: macrofossils

Collected in 2005-2006

Primary reference: J. Lu and M. Zhu. 2010. An onychodont fish (Osteichthyes, Sarcopterygii) from the Early Devonian of China, and the evolution of the Onychodontiformes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 277:293-299 [G. Lloyd/G. Lloyd]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 196858: authorized by Graeme Lloyd, entered by Graeme Lloyd on 11.10.2018

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Osteichthyes
 Onychodontiformes - Onychodontidae
Qingmenodus yui n. gen. n. sp.
Qingmenodus yui n. gen. n. sp. Lu and Zhu 2010 lobe-finned fish
IVPP V 16003.1, IVPP V 16003.2, IVPP V 16003.3, IVPP V 16003.4
 Tetrapodomorpha -
Tungsenia paradoxa n. gen. n. sp.
Tungsenia paradoxa n. gen. n. sp. Lu et al. 2012 lobe-finned fish
IVPP V10687, IVPP V15132.1-6, IVPP V10688.1-2, IVPP V15132.7-20, IVPP V15132.22