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Sarcopterygians from the Lochkovian (Lower Devonian) of Nanning, Guangxi, China

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  • (1 Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100044)
    (2 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049)
    (3 Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University Beijing 100871)
    *Corresponding authors: zhumin@ivpp.ac.cn, qiaotuo@ivpp.ac.cn

Online published: 2024-12-25

Abstract

Here we report a left cheek plate of Psarolepis, a postparietal shield of Youngolepis, a skull of Diabolepis, and a scale of Styloichthys from the Lianhuashan and Nahkaoling formations (Lochkovian, Lower Devonian) of Nanning, Guangxi. This marks the first report of Diabolepis and Styloichthys beside Qujing, Yunnan, and the latest occurrence of Psarolepis to date. The fossil community displays significant similarities to the Xujiachong Assemblage, and provides new data for the Lower Devonian stratigraphic correlation between southwestern China and northern Vietnam. Given the latest dating constraint based on the conodont evidence, we regard that the Xujiachong Assemblage has a much longer range than previously supposed, extending from the latest Lochkovian to the end of Pragian. We propose that the transition of the Nahkaoling and Lianhuashan formations in Nanning might correspond to the Guijiatun Formation in Qujing. The relatively large size of fish individuals from Guangxi is probably attributed to the increase in the oxygen content of the ocean.

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LI Mao-Kun, CUI Xin-Dong, ZHU Min, QIAO Tuo . Sarcopterygians from the Lochkovian (Lower Devonian) of Nanning, Guangxi, China[J]. Vertebrata Palasiatica, 0 : 1 . DOI: 10.19615/j.cnki.2096-9899.241226

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