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.
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^Yabumoto, Yoshitaka (March 30, 1994). (PDF). Bulletin of Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History. 13: 107–254 [130]. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 20, 2015.
mesoclupea, showchangensis, extinct, ichthyodectiform, finned, fish, that, lived, freshwater, environments, what, china, during, early, cretaceous, epoch, differs, from, sister, genus, chuhsiungichthys, primarily, having, more, posteriorly, placed, dorsal, tem. 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 MesoclupeaTemporal range Early Cretaceous 1 PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg NScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ActinopterygiiOrder IchthyodectiformesFamily ChuhsiungichthyidaeYabumoto 1994 2 Genus MesoclupeaSpecies M showchangensisBinomial nameMesoclupea showchangensisPing amp Yen 1933See also edit nbsp Paleontology portal nbsp Fish portalPrehistoric fish List of prehistoric bony fishReferences edit 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 Retrieved 2009 02 27 Yabumoto Yoshitaka March 30 1994 Early Cretaceous Freshwater Fish Fauna in Kyushu Japan PDF Bulletin of Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History 13 107 254 130 Archived from the original PDF on June 20 2015 nbsp This article about a prehistoric ray finned fish is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a Cretaceous fish is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mesoclupea amp oldid 1011969383, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
