Protopsephurus
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| Protopsephurus Temporal range: Early Cretaceous | |
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| Protopsephurus liui fossil displayed in the Hong Kong Science Museum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acipenseriformes |
| Suborder: | Acipenseroidei |
| Family: | Polyodontidae |
| Subfamily: | †Protopsephurinae |
| Genus: | †Protopsephurus Lu, 1994 |
| Binomial name | |
| †Protopsephurus liui Lu, 1994 | |
Protopsephurus is an extinct genus of paddlefish which existed in China during the Barremian age to the Aptian age of the Early Cretaceous period.[1][2] It contains the species Protopsephurus liui.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Protopsephurus liui". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
- ↑ "Paddlefish Classes". Paddlefish Bibliography. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
- ↑ Vertebrate assemblages of the Jehol Biota in western Liaoning, China Xiaolin Wang, Yuanqing Wang, Fan Jin 1 Xing Xu and Yuan Wang.
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