Yelangichthys macrocephalus Wu et al. 2013 (ray-finned fish)

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

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