Sinohelicoprion Temporal range: 254–252 Ma Late Permian |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Order: | †Eugeneodontida |
Family: | †Helicoprionidae |
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†Sinohelicoprion Liu & Chang, 1963 |
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Sinohelicoprion ("Chinese spiral jaw") is an extinct genus of helicoprinid eugeneodontid fish that lived during the late Permian 254 to 252 million years ago and became extinct during the Permian-Triassic extinction event.
It was first named and classified by H. T. Liu and M. N. Chang in 1963.