Peipiaosteus

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Peipiaosteus
Yanosteus longidorsalis MHNT
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Subphylum:
Vertebrata
Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Acipenseriformes
Family:
Peipiaosteidae
Genus:
Peipiaosteus

Liu & Zhou, 1965
species
  • Peipiaosteus fengningensis Bai Yongjun, 1983
  • Peipiaosteus pani Liu & Zhou 1965 (type species)

Peipiaosteus is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish, closely related to living sturgeon and paddlefish. Its fossils are found in the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation, Pani Lake, Liaoning Province, China.[1][2]

Peipiaosteus Pani prepared by Fossil Shack

See also

References

  1. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. ^ Liu, H. T. and Zhou, J . J. 1965. A new sturgeon from the Upper Jurassic of Liaoning, North China. - Vertebr. PalAsiat., 9, 3, 237-247. In Chinese with English abstract


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