Biology:Achoania

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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes


Achoania
Temporal range: Early Devonian (Lochkovian)
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Achoania

Zhu, Yu & Ahlberg, 2001
Type species
Achoania jarvikii
Zhu, Yu & Ahlberg, 2001

Achoania is an extinct genus of primitive bony fish which lived during the Early Devonian period. It is known from a skull discovered in the Xitun Formation of Yunnan, China .[1] While originally considered to be a lobe-finned fish, later studies suggested that it may be a stem-group Osteichthyes instead.[2]

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References

Wikidata ☰ Q4673868 entry