Jinanichthys
Name:
Jinanichthys
(Jinan fish).
Phonetic: Je-nan-ik-fiss.
Named By: F.-Z. Ma & J.-R. Sun -
1988.
Classification: Chordata, Actinopterygii,
Osteoglossiformes.
Species: J. longicephalus
(type), J. major.
Diet: Carnivore?
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: China, Liaoning Province -
Jiufotang Formation, Dakangpu Member.
Time period: Aptian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation: Partial remains.
Jinanichthys was a small fish that lived in China during the early Cretaceous. Remains of Jinanichthys have been found inside a specimen of the early Cretaceous bird Confuciusornis, indicating that Jinanichthys were at least occasional prey for these birds.
Further reading
- Jura-Cretaceous ichthyofaunas from Sankeyushu section of Tonghoa,
Jilin - F.-Z. Ma & J.-R. Sun - 1988.
- Vertebrate assemblages of the Jehol Biota in western Liaoning,
China - Xiaolin Wang, Yuanqing Wang, Fan Jin 1 Xing Xu
& Yuan Wang - 1999.
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