Chuhsiungichthys
| Chuhsiungichthys Temporal range: Early to Late Cretaceous | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ichthyodectiformes |
| Family: | Chuhsiungichthyidae Yabumoto, 1994[1] |
| Genus: | Chuhsiungichthys Lew 1974 |
| Type species | |
| Chuhsiungichthys tsanglingensis Lew 1974 | |
| Species | |
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Chuhsiungichthys is an extinct genus of ichthyodectiform ray-finned fish that lived in freshwater environments in what is now Yunnan, China,[2] and Kyushu, Japan,[1] during the Cretaceous. It differs from its sister genus, Mesoclupea, primarily by having a comparatively more anteriorly-placed dorsal fin.
The type species, C. tsanglingensis, is found in Upper Cretaceous-aged strata of Chuhsiung, Yunnan Province. C. yanagidai is found in the first formation of the Lower Cretaceous-aged Wakino Subgroup, in Kyushu. C. japonicus is found in the fourth formation of the Wakino Subgroup.
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References
- 1 2 Yabumoto, Yoshitaka (March 30, 1994). "Early Cretaceous Freshwater Fish Fauna in Kyushu, Japan" (PDF). Bulletin of Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History. 13: 107–254 [130]. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-20.
- ↑ Lew, Chih-Ching (1974). "A NEW CRETACEOUS TELEOST FROM CHUHSIUNG, YUNNAN". Certebrata Palasiatica. 4 (003).
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