Tungsenia is an extinct genus of basal tetrapodomorph bony fish known from the ~409 mya (Early Devonian) of northeastern Yunnan Province, China. Its remains were discovered in the Posongchong Formation. It is the basalmost known tetrapodomorph.[1]
Tungsenia Temporal range: Early Devonian, | |
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Tungsenia paradoxa | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Sarcopterygii |
Clade: | Tetrapodomorpha |
Genus: | †Tungsenia Lu et al., 2012 |
Type species | |
†Tungsenia paradoxa Lu et al., 2012 |
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