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Changichthys dalinghensis

Actinopteri - Osteoglossiformes - Lycopteridae

Taxonomy
Changichthys dalinghensis was named by Su (1991). Its type specimen is IVPP V6359.1A, 6359.1B, a partial skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Shuangshanzi, Heishan, which is in a Barremian/Aptian lacustrine - large horizon in the Yixian Formation of China. It is the type species of Changichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Changichthys dalinghensis Su p. 39 figs. 1-2, Pl. 1-2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
Osteoglossocephala
superorderOsteoglossomorpha
orderOsteoglossiformesBerg 1940
familyLycopteridae
genusChangichthys
speciesdalinghensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:33:46
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:33:30
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 130.00000 to 122.46000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46China (Liaoning) Changichthys dalinghensis (type locality: 126448)