Youngolepis Chang and Yu 1981 (lobe-finned fish)

Sarcopterygii

Full reference: M.-M. Chang and X.-B. Yu. 1981. A new crossopterygian, Youngolepis praecursor, gen. et sp. nov., from Lower Devonian of E. Yunnan, China. Scientia Sinica 24(1):89-97

Parent taxon: Sarcopterygii according to M. Zhu and J. Fan 1995

See also Chang and Yu 1981 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Achoania, Actinistia, Akinetia, Coelacanthimorpha, Dipnoi, Dipnomorpha, Dipnotetrapodomorpha, Guiyu, Lepidosireniformes, Ligulalepis, Onychodontia, Onychodontida, Onychodontiformes, Osteolepidida, Osteolepiformes, Psarolepis, Ptyctolepis, Rhipidistia, Rhizodontida, Rhizodontiformes, Tetrapoda, Coelacanthini, Platysomi, Belonostomi, Heterocerci, Saurodipterini, Haplistia, Polypterini, Eugnathi, Belonorhynchi, Taxistia, Cyclolepidi, Lepidostei, Amii, Osteolepidae

Subtaxa: Youngolepis praecursor

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Devonian of China (2 collections), Vietnam (2)

Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences

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