| Sinosaurichthys | |
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| Sinosaurichthys longimedialis fossil | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | †Saurichthyiformes |
| Family: | †Saurichthyidae |
| Genus: | †Sinosaurichthys Wuet al., 2010 |
| Species | |
Sinosaurichthys is anextinctgenus ofsaurichthyidray-finned fish, which existed in south-western China during the MiddleTriassic (Anisian age).[1] Fossils have been found in the Upper Member of theGuanling Formation of two localities: Yangjuan of Panxian County,Guizhou Province, and Dawazi of Luoping,Yunnan Province, China.[1]
It was first named by Wu Feixiang, Sun Yuanlin, Xu Guanghui, Hao Weicheng, Jiang Dayong and Sun Zuoyu in2010. Thetype species isSinosaurichthys longipectoralis. There are two additional species,S. longimedialis andS. minuta.[1] The speciesSaurichthys spinosa from theMiddle Triassic of China may be closely related withSinosaurichthys.[2]
Sinosaurichthys is often treated as asubgenus ofSaurichthys, rather than a genus.[3][4][2]
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