Luopingcoelacanthus

Luopingcoelacanthus; Temporal range: Anisian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Sarcopterygii
Class:	Actinistia
Order:	Coelacanthiformes
Genus:	† Luopingcoelacanthus
Species:	†L. eurylacrimalis
Binomial name
	†Luopingcoelacanthus eurylacrimalis; Wen et. al., 2013

Last updated April 30, 2025

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

↑ 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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[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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