Mesoclupea
| Mesoclupea Temporal range: Early Cretaceous[1] | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ichthyodectiformes |
| Family: | Chuhsiungichthyidae Yabumoto, 1994[2] |
| Genus: | Mesoclupea |
| Species: | M. showchangensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mesoclupea showchangensis Ping & Yen 1933 | |
Mesoclupea showchangensis is an extinct ichthyodectiform bony fish that lived in freshwater environments in what is now China during the Early Cretaceous epoch. It differs from its sister genus, Chuhsiungichthys, primarily by having a more posteriorly-placed dorsal fin.
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References
- ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 363: 1–560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ↑ Yabumoto, Yoshitaka (March 30, 1994). "Early Cretaceous Freshwater Fish Fauna in Kyushu, Japan" (PDF). Bulletin of Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History 13: 107–254 [130].
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