Report Fossil
-
Saurichthys longimedialis (Wu et al., 2010)
Images: 
By oilshale
Originally named Sinosaurichthys by Wu et al., the genus was reranked as Saurichthys by A. Tintori (2013)
Lit.:
Wu, F.X., Sun, Y.L., Xu, G.H., Hao, W.C., Jiang, D.Y., and Sun, Z.Y. 2011. New saurichthyid actinopterygian fishes from the Anisian (Middle Triassic) of southwestern China. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 56 (3): 581–614.
Taxonomy
Lizard Fish
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygia
Order: Saurichthyiformes
Family: Saurichthyidae
Genus: Saurichthys
Species: S. longimedialis
Author Citation (Wu et al., 2010)
Geological Time Scale
Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Mesozoic
Period: Triassic
Epoch: Middle
International Age: Anisian, Pelsonian
Stratigraphy
Guanling Formation
Member II
Biostratigraphy
Nicoraella kockeli Zone
Provenance
Acquired by: Purchase/Trade
Dimensions
Blank: 40cm
Location
Daaozi, Luoxiong
Luoping County
Yunnan
China
Comments
Originally named Sinosaurichthys by Wu et al., the genus was reranked as Saurichthys by A. Tintori (2013)
Lit.:
Wu, F.X., Sun, Y.L., Xu, G.H., Hao, W.C., Jiang, D.Y., and Sun, Z.Y. 2011. New saurichthyid actinopterygian fishes from the Anisian (Middle Triassic) of southwestern China. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 56 (3): 581–614.
Report Fossil
User Feedback
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now