Shuleichthys
| Shuleichthys Temporal range: Aptian ~ | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Cohort: | Osteoglossomorpha |
| Genus: | †Shuleichthys Murray et al., 2010 |
| Type species | |
| †Shuleichthys brachypteryx Murray et al., 2010 | |
Shuleichthys brachypteryx is an extinct species of ray-finned fish which existed in China during the Cretaceous period. Fossils of the fish were found in the Aptian Xiagou Formation of the Changma Basin. It is the only species in the genus Shuleichthys and cannot be placed in any order of the Osteoglossomorpha without making that order paraphyletic.
References
- 1 2 Alison M. Murray, Hai-Lu You & Cuo Peng (2010). "A new Cretaceous osteoglossomorph fish from Gansu Province, China". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30 (2): 322–332. Bibcode:2010JVPal..30..322M. doi:10.1080/02724631003621961. S2CID 84159091.
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