Saurichthys (Eosaurichthys) chaoi Liu and Wei 1988 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Saurichthyiformes - Saurichthyidae

Alternative combination: Eosaurichthys chaoi

Full reference: X. Liu and F. Wei. 1988. A new saurichthyid from the Upper Permian of Zhejiang, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 26(2):77-89

Belongs to Saurichthys (Eosaurichthys) according to A. Tintori 2013

See also Liu and Wei 1988

Sister taxon: Saurichthys (Eosaurichthys) madagascariensis

Type specimen: ZJNM CH-44, a set of postcrania. Its type locality is Meishan quarry, lower Changxing limestone, which is in a Changhsingian offshore ramp lime mudstone in the Changxing Formation of China.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Meishan quarry, lower Changxing limestone

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