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Yungkangichthys macrodon

Osteichthyes - Lycopteriformes - Lycopteridae

Taxonomy
Yungkangichthys macrodon was named by Yabumoto (1994). Its type specimen is KMNH VP 100,183, a partial skeleton (anterior part of the body), and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Fourth formation (W4, KA-0), which is in a Neocomian terrestrial sandstone/shale in the Third Formation of Japan.

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by M. Bell on 2013-05-22

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Yungkangichthys macrodon Yabumoto

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossomorpha()
orderLycopteriformes
familyLycopteridae
genusYungkangichthysChang and Chou 1974
speciesmacrodon

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Yungkangichthys macrodon Yabumoto 1994
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Neocomian or 143.10000 to 125.77000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Neocomian143.1 - 125.77Japan (Fukuoka) Yungkangichthys macrodon (type locality: 145245)