Hongyu | |
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Scientific classification![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Sarcopterygii |
Clade: | Tetrapodomorpha |
Genus: | †Hongyu Zhuet al., 2017 |
Species: | †H. chowi |
Binomial name | |
†Hongyu chowi Zhuet al., 2017 |
Hongyu, represented by its type speciesHongyu chowi, is an extinctDevonianlobe-finned fish. About 1.5 m in length, it resembles bothElpistostegalia andRhizodontida, making its phylogenetic placement uncertain.[1] The type specimen was discovered in theZhongning Formation nearNingxia inChina’sNorth China Block.[2]
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