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Potanichthys

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Potanichthys
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Subphylum:
Vertebrata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perleidiformes
Family:
Thoracopteridae
Genus:
Potanichthys
Species:
Potanichthys xingyiensis
Binomial name
P. xingyiensis
Xu et al (2012)

Potanichthys xingyiensis is a fossil flying fish found in deposits in China dating to the Middle Triassic (235-242 million years ago).[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Oldest flying fish fossil found in China Nature, News, 31 October 2012.
  2. ^ Xu, Guang-Hui; Li-Jun Zhao, Ke-Qin Gao and Fei-Xiang Wu (2012) A new stem-neopterygian fish from the Middle Triassic of China shows the earliest over-water gliding strategy of the vertebrates" Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Published online before print October 31, 2012. doi:10.1098/rspb.2012.2261


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