Shuleichthys
| † Shuleichthys brachypteryx Temporal range: Early Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Superorder: | Osteoglossomorpha |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | † Shuleichthys Murray et al., 2010 |
| Species: | † S. brachypteryx |
| Binomial name | |
| † Shuleichthys brachypteryx Murray et al., 2010 | |
Shuleichthys brachypteryx is an extinct species of ray-finned fish which existed in China during the Cretaceous period.[1] It is the only species in the genus Shuleichthys and cannot be placed in any order of the Osteoglossomorpha without making that order paraphyletic.[1]
References
- 1 2 Alison M. Murray, Hai-Lu You & Cuo Peng (2010). "A new Cretaceous osteoglossomorph fish from Gansu Province, China". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30 (2): 322–332. doi:10.1080/02724631003621961.
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