Eosaurichthys Temporal range: Late Permian |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Saurichthyiformes |
Family: | Saurichthyidae |
Genus: | Eosaurichthys |
Species: | E. chaoi |
Binomial name | |
Eosaurichthys chaoi Liu and Wei (1988) |
Eosaurichthys chaoi is an extinct saurichthyid bony fish that lived during the Late Permian epoch of China. It closely resembles its daughter genus, Saurichthys, in form and morphology.