Qingmenodus
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| Qingmenodus Temporal range: Early Devonian | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Onychodontiformes |
| Genus: | †Qingmenodus Lu & Zhu, 2010 |
| Type species | |
| †Qingmenodus yui Lu & Zhu, 2010 | |
Qingmenodus is a genus of prehistoric lobe-finned fish. Fossils of Qingmenodus were found in China and date back to the Early Devonian period. Qingmenodus reveals the first well-ossified otoccipital braincase in onychodonts. Palaeontologists believe that Qingmenodus was one of the oldest onychodont fish.[1]
