Guiyu oneiros
Appearance
Guiyu Temporal range: Late Silurian
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Genus: | Guiyu
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Species: | G. oneiros
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Guiyu oneiros Zhu et al., 2009
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Guiyu is an extinct genus of bony fish, and is the earliest known one. It lived during the Late Silurian (419 million years ago) in China.[1] It has the combination of both actinopterygian and sarcopterygian features, although analysis of the totality of its features place it closer to Sarcopterygii.[2]
Name
Guiyu represents Mandarin 鬼鱼 guǐyú "ghost fish." The specific name oneiros is from Greek ὄνειρος "dream."
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