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 bony 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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