Tungsenia Lu et al. 2012 (lobe-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Tetrapodomorpha

Full reference: J. Lu, M. Zhu, J. A. Long, W.-J. Zhao, T. J. Senden, L.-T. Jia, and T. Qiao. 2012. The earliest known stem-tetrapod from the Lower Devonian of China. Nature Communications 3(1160)

Parent taxon: Tetrapodomorpha according to J. Lu et al. 2012

Sister taxa: Canowindridae, Densignathus, Elginerpetidae, Elginerpetontidae, Elpistostegalia, Eotetrapodiformes, Gogonasus, Hongyu, Hynerpeton, Ichthyostegidae, Jakubsonia, Kenichthys, Livoniana, Metaxygnathus, Sinostega, Spodichthys, Tetrapoda, Tulerpetidae, Ventastega

Subtaxa: Tungsenia paradoxa

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Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Qingmenodus-type locality (Devonian of China)

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