Full reference: J. Lu, S. Giles, M. Friedman and M. Zhu. 2017. A new stem sarcopterygian illuminates patterns of character evolution in early bony fishes. Nature Communications 8(1)
Parent taxon: Sarcopterygii according to J. Lu et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Achoania, Actinistia, Actinistia, Akinetia, Dipnomorpha, Dipnotetrapodomorpha, Guiyu, Lepidosireniformes, Ligulalepis, Onychodontia, Onychodontida, Osteolepidida, Psarolepis, Rhipidistia, Rhizodontida, Tetrapoda, Belonorhynchi, Amii, Lepidostei, Coelacanthini, Polypterini, Heterocerci, Taxistia, Platysomi, Cyclolepidi, Haplistia, Osteolepidae, Eugnathi, Saurodipterini, Belonostomi
Subtaxa: Ptyctolepis brachynotus
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Qingmenodus-type area, Zhaotong (Devonian of China)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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