†Yelangichthys macrocephalus Wu et al. 2013 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Saurichthyiformes - Yelangichthyidae
Full reference: F. X. Wu, M. M. Chang, Y. L. Sun and G. H. Xu. 2013. A new saurichthyiform (Actinopterygii) with a crushing feeding mechanism from the Middle Triassic of Guizhou (China). PLoS One 8(12):e81010
Belongs to Yelangichthys according to F. X. Wu et al. 2013
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: GMPKU-P1358, a partial skull. Its type locality is Xindian, Qingshan Pu'an County, which is in a Pelsonian marine lime mudstone in the Guanling Formation of China.
Ecology: aquatic durophage
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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