Full reference: X.-B. Yu. 1998. A new porolepiform-like fish, Psarolepis romeri, gen. et sp. nov. (Sarcopterygii, Osteichthyes) from the Lower Devonian of Yunnan, China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 18(2):261-274
Parent taxon: Sarcopterygii according to R. Cloutier and G. Arratia 2004
See also Nelson et al. 2016 and Yu 1998
Sister taxa: Achoania, Actinistia, Actinistia, Akinetia, Dipnomorpha, Dipnotetrapodomorpha, Guiyu, Lepidosireniformes, Ligulalepis, Onychodontia, Onychodontida, Osteolepidida, Ptyctolepis, Rhipidistia, Rhizodontida, Tetrapoda, Lepidostei, Heterocerci, Osteolepidae, Belonostomi, Amii, Saurodipterini, Eugnathi, Belonorhynchi, Taxistia, Polypterini, Platysomi, Coelacanthini, Cyclolepidi, Haplistia
Subtaxa: Psarolepis romeri
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of China (1 collection)
• Silurian of China (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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