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Youngolepis

Taxonomy
Youngolepis was named by Chang and Yu (1981) [Sepkoski's age data: D Gedi D Sieg Sepkoski's reference number: 1066].

It was assigned to Crossopterygia by Chang and Yu (1981); to Sarcopterygii by Zhu and Fan (1995); and to Coelocanthiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
Y. praecursor

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Youngolepis Chang and Yu
1995Youngolepis Zhu and Fan p. 294
2002Youngolepis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
genusYoungolepis

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.

G. †Youngolepis Chang and Yu 1981
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†Youngolepis praecursor Chang and Yu 1981
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Lochkovian or 419.20000 to 410.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8China (Yunnan) Y. sp., Y. praecursor (162781)