Diandongperleidus denticulatus Geng et al. 2012 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Perleidiformes - Perleididae

Full reference: B. H. Geng, F. Jin, F. X. Wu and Q. Wang. 2012. New perleidid fishes from the Middle Triassic strata of Yunnan Province. Geological Bulletin of China 31:915-927

Belongs to Diandongperleidus according to B. H. Geng et al. 2012

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IVPP V16519, a skeleton. Its type locality is Dawazi, Luoping County (IVPP coll), which is in a Pelsonian carbonate lime mudstone in the Guanling Formation of China.

Ecology: grazer-detritivore

Distribution: found only at Dawazi, Luoping County (IVPP coll)

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