†Wushaichthys exquisitus Xu et al. 2015 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Peltopleuriformes - Wushaichthyidae
Full reference: G. H. Xu, L. J. Zhao, and C. C. Shen. 2015. A Middle Triassic thoracopterid from China highlights the evolutionary origin of overwater gliding in early ray-finned fishes. Biology Letters 11:2014960
Belongs to Wushaichthys according to C. C. Shen and G. Arratia 2022
See also Xu et al. 2015
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IVPP V19959, a skeleton. Its type locality is Wusha, Xingyi (IVPP collection), which is in a Longobardian marine horizon in the Falang Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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