Biology:Youngichthys

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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes


Youngichthys
Temporal range: Changhsingian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
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Genus:
Youngichthys

Wang et Liu, 1981[1]
Type species
Youngichthys xinghuainsis
Wang et Liu, 1981

Youngichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric sarcopterygians or lobe-finned fish from the upper Permian (Changhsingian) comprising a single species, Youngichthys xinghuansis.[1] The single specimen of the fish was discovered in Zhejiang Province, China in 1981.[1]

See also

  • Sarcopterygii
  • List of sarcopterygians
  • List of prehistoric bony fish

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Peter Forey (2008). History of the Coelacanth Fishes. Springer-Verlag New York, LLC. ISBN 978-0-412-78480-4. 

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