Biology:Mesoclupea
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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes
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| Binomial name | |
| Mesoclupea showchangensis Ping & Yen 1933
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Mesoclupea showchangensis is an extinct ichthyodectiform ray-finned fish that lived in freshwater environments in what is now China during the Early Cretaceous epoch. It differs from its sister genus, Chuhsiungichthys, primarily by having a more posteriorly-placed dorsal fin.
See also
- Prehistoric fish
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References
- ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20110723131237/http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ↑ Yabumoto, Yoshitaka (March 30, 1994). "Early Cretaceous Freshwater Fish Fauna in Kyushu, Japan". Bulletin of Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History 13: 107–254 [130]. Archived from the original on June 20, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150620090155/http://www.kmnh.jp/info/publication/date/13-107-E-Yabumoto.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q6821431 entry
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