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Chondrosteidae
Chondrosteidae is a family (biology), family of extinct marine actinopterygian fishes in the order Acipenseriformes. Three genera are known from the Early Jurassic of Europe, ''Chondrosteus'', ''Gyrosteus'', and ''Strongylosteus''. Included species were of large size, with body lengths ranging from up to . Their skeleton was largely made up of bones (unlike living Chondrostei, chondrosteans), but ossification was reduced compared to other ray-fins. Evolutionary relationships Chondrosteidae are related with the Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous Asia, Asian family Peipiaosteidae, and with living sturgeon and paddlefish (Acipenseroidei). The Early Triassic ''Eochondrosteus'' from China is more basal than all other aforementioned acipenseriforms. See also * Prehistoric fish * List of prehistoric bony fish References External links * Acipenseriformes Fossils of Great Britain Jurassic fish of Europe Jurassic bony fish {{Jurassic-fish-stub Prehistoric ray-finned fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acipenseriformes
Acipenseriformes is an order of basal ray-finned fishes that includes living and fossil sturgeons and paddlefishes (Acipenseroidei), as well as the extinct families Chondrosteidae and Peipiaosteidae. They are the second earliest diverging group of living ray-finned fish after the bichirs. Despite being early diverging, they are highly derived, having only weakly ossified skeletons that are mostly made of cartilage, and in modern representatives highly modified skulls. Description The axial skeleton of Acipenseriformes is only partially ossified, with the majority of the bones being replaced with cartilage. The notochord, usually only found in fish embryos, is unconstricted and retained throughout life. The premaxilla and maxilla bones of the skull present in other vertebrates have been lost. The infraorbital nerve is carried by a series of separate canals, rather than being within the circumorbital bones. The palatoquadrate bones of the skull possess a cartilagi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acipenseroidei
Acipenseriformes is an order of basal ray-finned fishes that includes living and fossil sturgeons and paddlefishes (Acipenseroidei), as well as the extinct families Chondrosteidae and Peipiaosteidae. They are the second earliest diverging group of living ray-finned fish after the bichirs. Despite being early diverging, they are highly derived, having only weakly ossified skeletons that are mostly made of cartilage, and in modern representatives highly modified skulls. Description The axial skeleton of Acipenseriformes is only partially ossified, with the majority of the bones being replaced with cartilage. The notochord, usually only found in fish embryos, is unconstricted and retained throughout life. The premaxilla and maxilla bones of the skull present in other vertebrates have been lost. The infraorbital nerve is carried by a series of separate canals, rather than being within the circumorbital bones. The palatoquadrate bones of the skull possess a cartilaginous sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chondrosteus Hindenburgi 1
''Chondrosteus'' is a genus of extinct actinopterygian (ray-finned fish) belonging to the family Chondrosteidae. It lived during the Sinemurian (early Early Jurassic) in what is now England. ''Chondrosteus'' is remotely related to sturgeons and paddlefishes. Similar to sturgeons, the jaws of ''Chondrosteus'' were free from the rest of the skull (projectile jaw system). Its scale cover was reduced to the upper lobe of the caudal fin like in paddlefish. The species ''Chondrosteus hindenburgi'' from the Toarcian (late Early Jurassic) of Germany was reallocated to the genus ''Strongylosteus ''Strongylosteus'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish that lived during the early Toarcian age of the Early Jurassic epoch.Hennig, E. (1925). ''Chondrosteus Hindenburgi'' Pomp.---Ein «Stör» des württembergischen Ölschiefers ...''. Although some authors have suggested that the latter might be a junior synonym of ''Chondrosteus'', there are no recent comparative studies o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chondrosteus
''Chondrosteus'' is a genus of extinct actinopterygian (ray-finned fish) belonging to the family Chondrosteidae. It lived during the Sinemurian (early Early Jurassic) in what is now England. ''Chondrosteus'' is remotely related to sturgeons and paddlefishes. Similar to sturgeons, the jaws of ''Chondrosteus'' were free from the rest of the skull (projectile jaw system). Its scale cover was reduced to the upper lobe of the caudal fin like in paddlefish. The species ''Chondrosteus hindenburgi'' from the Toarcian (late Early Jurassic) of Germany was reallocated to the genus ''Strongylosteus ''Strongylosteus'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish that lived during the early Toarcian age of the Early Jurassic epoch.Hennig, E. (1925). ''Chondrosteus Hindenburgi'' Pomp.---Ein «Stör» des württembergischen Ölschiefers ...''. Although some authors have suggested that the latter might be a junior synonym of ''Chondrosteus'', there are no recent comparative studies o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyrosteus
''Gyrosteus'' is an extinct genus of very large ray-finned fish belonging to the family Chondrosteidae. It comprises the type species, ''Gyrosteus mirabilis'', which lived during the early Toarcian (Late Early Jurassic) in what is now northern Europe. A possible second species, ''"Gyrosteus" subdeltoideus'', is known from otoliths. Fossil remains of ''G. mirabilis'' have been recovered from the Whitby Mudstone Formation, United Kingdom, and from Ahrensburg erratics assemblage in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. It was mentioned but not formally described in subsequent publications and was left as a '' nomen nudum'' for more than 25 years. Then in 1889 it was featured and formally described by Arthur Smith Woodward. ''Gyrosteus'' was thought to be exclusive of the “British faunal province” and separated from the “Germanic faunal province” until the discovery of a hyomandibula in the baltic realm, mostly populated by Germanic fauna, which possibly implicates that Bal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chondrosteus Acipenseroides - Lyme Regis
''Chondrosteus'' is a genus of extinct actinopterygian (ray-finned fish) belonging to the family Chondrosteidae. It lived during the Sinemurian (early Early Jurassic) in what is now England. ''Chondrosteus'' is remotely related to sturgeons and paddlefishes. Similar to sturgeons, the jaws of ''Chondrosteus'' were free from the rest of the skull (projectile jaw system). Its scale cover was reduced to the upper lobe of the caudal fin like in paddlefish. The species ''Chondrosteus hindenburgi'' from the Toarcian (late Early Jurassic) of Germany was reallocated to the genus ''Strongylosteus ''Strongylosteus'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish that lived during the early Toarcian age of the Early Jurassic epoch.Hennig, E. (1925). ''Chondrosteus Hindenburgi'' Pomp.---Ein «Stör» des württembergischen Ölschiefers ...''. Although some authors have suggested that the latter might be a junior synonym of ''Chondrosteus'', there are no recent comparative studies o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strongylosteus
''Strongylosteus'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish that lived during the early Toarcian age of the Early Jurassic epoch.Hennig, E. (1925). ''Chondrosteus Hindenburgi'' Pomp.---Ein «Stör» des württembergischen Ölschiefers (Lias\epsilon). Palaeontographica (1846-1933), 115-134. Its type species is ''Strongylosteus hindenburgi'' (monotypy). It is related to modern sturgeon and paddlefish (Acipenseroidei), but with a different kind of mouth than common species, made for hunting prey in open waters, with a strong lower jaw, similar to modern beluga. ''Strongylosteus'' is a large member of the family Chondrosteidae, and the largest non-reptilian marine vertebrate in the Posidonia Shale, with a size between and , and an estimated weight over 800 kg to 1 tonne. ''Strongylosteus'' has been suggested as a junior synonym of ''Chondrosteus'', although there haven't been any new revisions about the status of the genus. See also * Prehistoric fish The evol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chondrostei
Chondrostei is a group of non-neopterygian ray-finned fish, while the term originally referred to a paraphyletic group of all non-neopterygian ray-finned fish, it was redefined by Patterson in 1982 to be a clade comprising the Acipenseriformes (which includes sturgeon and paddlefish) and their extinct relatives. Taxa commonly suggested to represent relatives of the Acipenseriformes include the Triassic marine fish ''Birgeria'' and the Saurichthyiformes, but their the relationship with the Acipenseriformes has been strongly challenged on cladistical grounds. Coccolepididae, a group of small weakly ossified Jurassic and Cretaceous fish found in both marine and freshwater environments, have been suggested to be close relatives of the Acipenseriformes, however, this has never been subject to cladistical analysis. Classification *Acipenseriformes ** Acipenseridae — sturgeons **Polyodontidae — paddlefishes **Chondrosteidae(†) ** Errolichthyidae(†) *Cheirolepidiformes(†) * Coc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eochondrosteus
''Eochondrosteus'' is a genus of extinct actinopterygian (ray-finned fish), comprising one species, ''E. sinensis'' (monotypy) from the Early Triassic strata in Gansu Province (Beishan Hills), China (previously interpreted as Permian in age). It is suggested to be the most basal acipenseriform (sturgeon, paddlefish Paddlefish (family Polyodontidae) are a family of ray-finned fish belonging to order Acipenseriformes, and one of two living groups of the order alongside sturgeons (Acipenseridae). They are distinguished from other fish by their titular elongla ..., and their fossil relatives). It was originally described in 2005, and then redescribed in 2020 in Chinese. Other authors have considered the placement of ''Eochondrosteus'' within the Acipenseriformes as tentative. References Acipenseriformes Prehistoric ray-finned fish genera Triassic bony fish {{Triassic-fish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Early Triassic
The Early Triassic is the first of three epochs of the Triassic Period of the geologic timescale. It spans the time between Ma and Ma (million years ago). Rocks from this epoch are collectively known as the Lower Triassic Series, which is a unit in chronostratigraphy. The Early Triassic is the oldest epoch of the Mesozoic Era. It is preceded by the Lopingian Epoch (late Permian, Paleozoic Era) and followed by the Middle Triassic Epoch. The Early Triassic is divided into the Induan and Olenekian ages. The Induan is subdivided into the Griesbachian and Dienerian subages and the Olenekian is subdivided into the Smithian and Spathian subages. The Lower Triassic series is coeval with the Scythian Stage, which is today not included in the official timescales but can be found in older literature. In Europe, most of the Lower Triassic is composed of Buntsandstein, a lithostratigraphic unit of continental red beds. The Early Triassic and partly also the Middle Triassic span the in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinemurian
In the geologic timescale, the Sinemurian is an age and stage in the Early or Lower Jurassic Epoch or Series. It spans the time between 199.3 ± 2 Ma and 190.8 ± 1.5 Ma (million years ago). The Sinemurian is preceded by the Hettangian and is followed by the Pliensbachian. In Europe the Sinemurian age, together with the Hettangian age, saw the deposition of the lower Lias, in Great Britain known as the Blue Lias. Stratigraphic definitions The Sinemurian Stage was defined and introduced into scientific literature by French palaeontologist Alcide d'Orbigny in 1842. It takes its name from the French town of Semur-en-Auxois, near Dijon. The calcareous soil formed from the Jurassic limestone of the region is in part responsible for the character of the classic Sancerre wines. The base of the Sinemurian Stage is at the first appearance of the ammonite genera ''Vermiceras'' and '' Metophioceras'' in the stratigraphic record. A global reference profile ( GSSP or golden spike) for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, the most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately , it is the world's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and financial center is Shanghai. Modern Chinese trace their origins to a cradle of civilization in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. The semi-legendary Xia dynasty in the 21st century BCE and the well-attested Shang and Zhou dynasties developed a bureaucratic political system to serve hereditary monarchies, or dyna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
