Feroxichthys yunnanensis gen. et sp. nov. (Colobodontidae, Neopterygii), a large durophagous predator from the Middle Triassic (Anisian) Luoping Biota, eastern Yunnan, China

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	Feroxichthys yunnanensis gen. et sp. nov. (Colobodontidae, Neopterygii), a large durophagous predator from the Middle Triassic (Anisian) Luoping Biota, eastern Yunnan, China
	Xu, Guang-Hui1,2
	2020-10-20
发表期刊	PEERJ
ISSN	2167-8359
卷号	8 期号:0 页码:27
摘要	Neopterygii is a large group of ray-finned fishes which underwent a rapid radiation in the Middle Triassic. Until recently, 11 stem neopterygians have been recovered from the early Middle Triassic Luoping Biota in eastern Yunnan, China, and they are small to medium-sized fishes. Here, I report the discovery of a new stem neopterygian, Feroxichthys yunnanensis gen. et sp. nov. from the Luoping Biota, which represents the first evidence of large-sized stem neopteygians in this biota with a total length of similar to 340 mm (290 mm in standard length). The skull of the new taxon is exceptionally well-preserved, showing some peculiar features rarely known in other stem neopterygians, for example fusion of paired premaxillae, fusion of lacrimal with maxilla, and a fused parieto-dermopterotic with a strong posterior process. Phylogenetic studies recover Feroxichthys as a basal colobodontid, and a revised diagnosis of this family is presented. The feeding apparatus indicates that Feroxichthys might have been predominantly durophagous, resembling other colobodontids. However, the anterior peg-like teeth in the jaws of Feroxichthys are much longer and stronger than other colobodontids, enabling a more powerful initial prey capture before food was passed posteriorly to molariform teeth for crushing in the oral cavity. As a mysterious large durophagous predator previously unknown from the Luoping Biota, the new finding is important not only for understanding the early diversification of neopterygians during this age but also for investigating the trophic structure in this marine ecosystem.
关键词	Osteology Phylogeny Colobodontidae Neopterygii Actinopterygii
DOI	10.7717/peerj.10229
关键词[WOS]	COLOBODUS AGASSIZ ; ACTINOPTERYGII ; FISH ; OSTEICHTHYES ; PROVINCE ; GUIZHOU ; INTERRELATIONSHIPS ; PHYLOGENY ; DIVERSITY ; PERLEIDIFORMES
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
资助项目	National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)[41672001] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)[41688103] ; Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences of Chinese Academy of Sciences[QYZDB-SSW-DQC040] ; Strategic Priority Research Program (B) of Chinese Academy of Sciences[XDB 26000000] ; Strategic Priority Research Program (B) of Chinese Academy of Sciences[18000000] ; International Partnership Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences[132311KYSB20170022]
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
WOS类目	Multidisciplinary Sciences
WOS记录号	WOS:000580336800015
出版者	PEERJ INC
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/18131
专题	中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所
通讯作者	Xu, Guang-Hui
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Key Lab Vertebrate Evolut & Human Origins, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Beijing, Peoples R China 2.CAS Ctr Excellence Life & Paleoenvironm, Beijing, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Xu, Guang-Hui. Feroxichthys yunnanensis gen. et sp. nov. (Colobodontidae, Neopterygii), a large durophagous predator from the Middle Triassic (Anisian) Luoping Biota, eastern Yunnan, China[J]. PEERJ,2020,8(0):27.
APA	Xu, Guang-Hui.(2020).Feroxichthys yunnanensis gen. et sp. nov. (Colobodontidae, Neopterygii), a large durophagous predator from the Middle Triassic (Anisian) Luoping Biota, eastern Yunnan, China.PEERJ,8(0),27.
MLA	Xu, Guang-Hui."Feroxichthys yunnanensis gen. et sp. nov. (Colobodontidae, Neopterygii), a large durophagous predator from the Middle Triassic (Anisian) Luoping Biota, eastern Yunnan, China".PEERJ 8.0(2020):27.

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