''Mesoclupea showchangensis'' is an extinct ichthyodectiform
ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species.
The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...
that lived in freshwater environments in what is now
China
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during the
Early Cretaceous
The Early Cretaceous ( geochronological name) or the Lower Cretaceous (chronostratigraphic name), is the earlier or lower of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous. It is usually considered to stretch from 145 Ma to 100.5 Ma.
Geology
Pro ...
epoch. It differs from its sister genus, ''
Chuhsiungichthys'', primarily by having a more posteriorly-placed dorsal fin.
See also
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Prehistoric fish
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List of prehistoric bony fish
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References
Ichthyodectiformes
Early Cretaceous fish
Prehistoric animals of China
Prehistoric ray-finned fish genera
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