Luopingcoelacanthus

Luopingcoelacanthus
Temporal range:
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinistia
Order: Coelacanthiformes
Genus: †
Species:
†L. eurylacrimalis
Binomial name
†Luopingcoelacanthus eurylacrimalis
Wen et. al., 2013

Luopingcoelacanthus is an extinct genus of coelacanth that lived during the Anisian stage of the Middle Triassic epoch.

Distribution

Luopingcoelacanthus eurylacrimalis is known from the Guanling Formation of China.[1]

References

  1. ^ Wen, Wen; Zhang, Qi-Yue; Hu, Shi-Xue; Benton, Michael James; Zhou, Chang-Yong; Tao, Xie; Huang, Jin-Yuan; Chen, Zhong-Qiang (2013). "Coelacanths from the Middle Triassic Luoping Biota, Yunnan, South China, with the earliest evidence of ovoviviparity". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. doi:10.4202/app.2011.0066. Retrieved 25 March 2025.


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