LOUWOICHTHYIDAE, Xu, 2021
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A36D3168-02CE-4D98-BF42-5ED7B61D4F47 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A36D3168-02CE-4D98-BF42-5ED7B61D4F47 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C687FC-FF9E-FFC6-FEB6-72CFFC12CD01 |
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Felipe |
scientific name |
LOUWOICHTHYIDAE |
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fam. nov. |
LOUWOICHTHYIDAE FAM. NOV.
l s i d: u r n: l s i d: z o o b a n k. o r g: a c t: B F B 3 0 0 6 6 - E27F-47A3-8AD9-95050365AFB7
Diagnosis: A family of Louwoichthyiformes distinguished from other members of this clade by the following combination of features: presence of four supraorbitals; single suborbital, as deep as dermosphenotic; teeth on both jaws prominently long, pointed and slightly curved (*); and premaxillae small, each bearing only one or two marginal teeth (*).
C o n t e n t: C t e n o g n a t h i c h t h y s B ü r g i n, 1 9 9 2, Luopingichthys Sun et al., 2009 and Louwoichthys .
Type genus: Louwoichthys .
Geographical distribution and age: Luoping and Luxi, Yunnan, China ; Monte San Giorgio, Switzerland ; Perledo, Italy ; Pelsonian (Anisian) to Ladinian , Middle Triassic .
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