Peipiaosteus Temporal range:
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Peipiaosteus pani prepared by Fossil Shack | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acipenseriformes |
Family: | † Peipiaosteidae |
Genus: | †
Peipiaosteus Liu & Zhou, 1965 |
Type species | |
†Peipiaosteus pani Liu & Zhou, 1965
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Other species | |
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Peipiaosteus is an extinct genus of prehistoric chondrostean ray-finned fish. Its fossils are found in the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation, Pani Lake, Liaoning Province, China. [1] [2] [3]
Peipiaosteus belongs to the family Peipiaosteidae, together with the genera Liaosteus, Spherosteus, Stichopterus, and Yanosteus. Peipiaosteidae lived in Asia ( China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia) during the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous epochs. They are closely related to Chondrosteidae ( Early Jurassic, Europe) and to living sturgeon and paddlefish ( Acipenseroidei). [4] [5]
Peipiaosteus Temporal range:
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Peipiaosteus pani prepared by Fossil Shack | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acipenseriformes |
Family: | † Peipiaosteidae |
Genus: | †
Peipiaosteus Liu & Zhou, 1965 |
Type species | |
†Peipiaosteus pani Liu & Zhou, 1965
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Other species | |
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Peipiaosteus is an extinct genus of prehistoric chondrostean ray-finned fish. Its fossils are found in the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation, Pani Lake, Liaoning Province, China. [1] [2] [3]
Peipiaosteus belongs to the family Peipiaosteidae, together with the genera Liaosteus, Spherosteus, Stichopterus, and Yanosteus. Peipiaosteidae lived in Asia ( China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia) during the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous epochs. They are closely related to Chondrosteidae ( Early Jurassic, Europe) and to living sturgeon and paddlefish ( Acipenseroidei). [4] [5]