Luopingcoelacanthus Wen et al. 2013 (coelacanth)

Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes

Full reference: W. Wen, Q. Y. Zhang, S. X. Hu, M. J. Benton, C. Y. Zhou, X. Tao, J. Y. Huang and Z. Q. Chen. 2013. Coelacanths from the Middle Triassic Luoping Biota, Yunnan, South China, with the earliest evidence of ovoviviparity. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 58:175-193

Parent taxon: Coelacanthiformes according to W. Wen et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Canningius, Coelacanthidae, Coelacanthiidae, Coelacanthoidei, Coelacanthopsis, Cualabaea, Diplocercidae, Dobrogeria, Hadronectoridae, Holoptychus, Latimeriidae, Latimeroidei, Lochmocercus, Miguashaiidae, Rhabdodermatidae, Sinocoelacanthus, Whiteiidae, Yunnancoelacanthus

Subtaxa: Luopingcoelacanthus eurylacrimalis

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Type: Luopingcoelacanthus eurylacrimalis

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Distribution: found only at Dawazi, Luoping County (Chengdu Institute LPI/LPV coll) (Triassic of China)

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