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Peipiaosteus

Peipiaosteus
Yanosteus longidorsalis MHNT.jpg
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.


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