Jinanichthys

Jinanichthys
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Genus: †Jinanichthys
Ma & Sun, 1988
Type species
†Jinanichthys longicephalus
(Liu et al., 1963)
Synonyms
  • Lycoptera longicephalus Liu et al., 1963
  • Changichthys dalinghensis Su, 1991
  • Liaoxiichthys longicephalus Su, 1992

Jinanichthys (meaning "southern Jilin fish") is an extinct genus of osteoglossiform which existed in China during the early Cretaceous period.[1]

References

  1. ^ Vertebrate assemblages of the Jehol Biota in western Liaoning, China Xiaolin Wang, Yuanqing Wang, Fan Jin 1 Xing Xu and Yuan Wang.


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