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†Eosaurichthys Liu and Wei, 1988
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†Eosaurichthys chaoi Liu and Wei 1988
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Eosaurichthys is an extinct genus of saurichthyid ray-finned fish that lived during the late Permian epoch ( Changhsingian age) in what is now China. [1]
Eosaurichthys is often treated as a subgenus of Saurichthys rather than a genus, with its type species referred to as Saurichthys (Eosaurichthys) chaoi. [2] The Early Triassic species Saurichthys madagascariensis has been referred to this subgenus as Saurichthys (Eoaurichthys) madagascariensis. [3] [4]
Eosaurichthys closely resembles its daughter genus, Saurichthys, in both form and morphology. Its body is fully covered by scales, while in Saurichthys the scale cover is reduced. [2] [5]
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Eosaurichthys Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
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Family: | |
Genus: |
†Eosaurichthys Liu and Wei, 1988
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Binomial name | |
†Eosaurichthys chaoi Liu and Wei 1988
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Eosaurichthys is an extinct genus of saurichthyid ray-finned fish that lived during the late Permian epoch ( Changhsingian age) in what is now China. [1]
Eosaurichthys is often treated as a subgenus of Saurichthys rather than a genus, with its type species referred to as Saurichthys (Eosaurichthys) chaoi. [2] The Early Triassic species Saurichthys madagascariensis has been referred to this subgenus as Saurichthys (Eoaurichthys) madagascariensis. [3] [4]
Eosaurichthys closely resembles its daughter genus, Saurichthys, in both form and morphology. Its body is fully covered by scales, while in Saurichthys the scale cover is reduced. [2] [5]
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