Eochondrosteus Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acipenseriformes |
Genus: | †
Eochondrosteus Lu, Li et Yang, 2005 |
Type species | |
†Eochondrosteus sinensis Lu, Li et Yang, 2005
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Eochondrosteus is a genus of extinct actinopterygian (ray-finned fish), comprising one species, E. sinensis ( monotypy) from the Early Triassic strata in Gansu Province (Beishan Hills), China (previously interpreted as Permian in age). It is suggested to be the most basal acipenseriform ( sturgeon, paddlefish, and their fossil relatives). [1] It was originally described in 2005, [2] and then redescribed in 2020 in Chinese. [1] Other authors have considered the placement of Eochondrosteus within the Acipenseriformes as tentative. [3]
Eochondrosteus Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acipenseriformes |
Genus: | †
Eochondrosteus Lu, Li et Yang, 2005 |
Type species | |
†Eochondrosteus sinensis Lu, Li et Yang, 2005
|
Eochondrosteus is a genus of extinct actinopterygian (ray-finned fish), comprising one species, E. sinensis ( monotypy) from the Early Triassic strata in Gansu Province (Beishan Hills), China (previously interpreted as Permian in age). It is suggested to be the most basal acipenseriform ( sturgeon, paddlefish, and their fossil relatives). [1] It was originally described in 2005, [2] and then redescribed in 2020 in Chinese. [1] Other authors have considered the placement of Eochondrosteus within the Acipenseriformes as tentative. [3]