Qingmenodus
| Qingmenodus Temporal range: Early Devonian | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Sarcopterygii |
| Order: | Onychodontiformes |
| Genus: | Qingmenodus |
| Species | |
Qingmenodus is a genus of prehistoric lobe-finned fish. Fossils of Qingmenodus were found in China and date back to the Early Devonian period. Qingmenodus reveals the first well-ossified otoccipital braincase in onychodonts. Palaeontologists believe that Qingmenodus was one of the oldest onychodont fish.[1]
References
- ↑ Lu, Jing; Zhu, Min (2010). "An onychodont fish (Osteichthyes, Sarcopterygii) from the Early Devonian of China, and the evolution of the Onychodontiformes". Proceedings of the Royal Society B 277 (1679): 293–299. doi:10.1098/rspb.2009.0708. PMC 2842670. PMID 19515665.
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