Beiduyu qijiangensis

Beiduyu qijiangensis; Temporal range: Upper Jurassic
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Lepisosteiformes
Genus:	†Beiduyu; Murray et al., 2015
Species:	†B. qijiangensis
Binomial name
	†Beiduyu qijiangensis; Murray et al., 2015

Beiduyu qijiangensis is an extinct genus of ginglymodian fish from the Late Jurassic period. It is likely very similar to Lepidotes and Scheenstia.

Description

Beiduyu measures approximately 66 cm from the snout to the end of the tail plate. The fish's caudal fin is about 6 cm long and its body is about 23 cm deep. Beiduyu is comparable to Lepidotes gigas.

References

1 2 Murray, A. M.; Xing, L.; Divay, J. D.; Liu, J.; Wang, F. (2015). "A Late Jurassic Freshwater Fish (Ginglymodi, Lepisosteiformes) from Qijiang, Chongqing, China". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 35 (5): e911187. Bibcode:2018JSAES..88..132P. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2018.08.010.
1 2 3 "Correct size of the Late Jurassic freshwater fish, Beiduyu qijiangensis (Ginglymodi, Lepisosteiformes) from Qijiang, Chongqing, China". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.

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[:0-1] 1 2 Murray, A. M.; Xing, L.; Divay, J. D.; Liu, J.; Wang, F. (2015). "A Late Jurassic Freshwater Fish (Ginglymodi, Lepisosteiformes) from Qijiang, Chongqing, China". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 35 (5): e911187. Bibcode:2018JSAES..88..132P. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2018.08.010.

[:1-2] 1 2 3 "Correct size of the Late Jurassic freshwater fish, Beiduyu qijiangensis (Ginglymodi, Lepisosteiformes) from Qijiang, Chongqing, China". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.