†Protopsephurus liui Lu 1994 (paddlefish)
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Osteichthyes - Acipenseriformes - Polyodontidae
Full reference: L. Lu. 1994. [A new paddlefish from the Upper Jurassic of northeast China]. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 32(2):134-142
Belongs to Protopsephurus according to L. Lu 1994
See also Grande and Hilton 2006
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: GMV 2032-1a,b, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Songzhangzi, which is in a Barremian/Aptian lacustrine horizon in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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