Peipiaosteus
| Peipiaosteus | |
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| Yanosteus longidorsalis MHNT | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acipenseriformes |
| Family: | Peipiaosteidae |
| Genus: | Peipiaosteus Liu & Zhou, 1965 |
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Peipiaosteus is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish, closely related to living sturgeon and paddlefish. Its fossils are found in the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation, Pani Lake, Liaoning Province, China.[1][2]
Peipiaosteus Pani prepared by Fossil Shack
See also
References
- ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ↑ Liu, H. T. and Zhou, J . J. 1965. A new sturgeon from the Upper Jurassic of Liaoning, North China. - Vertebr. PalAsiat., 9, 3, 237-247. In Chinese with English abstract
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