†Youngolepis Chang and Yu 1981 (lungfish)

Osteichthyes - Dipnomorpha - Youngolepididae

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: Youngolepididae according to R. van der Laan 2019

See also Chang and Yu 1981, Sepkoski 2002 and Zhu and Fan 1995

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Youngolepis praecursor

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Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution:

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

Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences

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