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Sinoeugnathus kuichouenses is a very rare armored bony fish found in the same fossil beds as the Keichousaurus hui. They are from the Middle Triassic period of Southwest China (Tingzial Formation, Huixia Beds, Guizhou Province, Guangling, China.
It is a member of the order Paleonisciformes, and the family Paleoniscidae. It is covered with ganoid scales (small diamond shaped plates), which are characteristic of the order and they are related ot modern sturgeons. There are four principal types of fish scales. They are cycloid scales (salmon and carp), Ctenoid scales (perch), placoid scales (sharks and rays), and ganoid scales (sturgeons and gars).
Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Chordata, Class: Actinopterygii, Order: Paleonisciformes, Family: Paleoniscidae, Genus: Sinoeugnathus, Species: kuichouensis.
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Sinoeugnathus kuichouensis
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Code: OCF-402
Price: $1,950.00
Shipping Weight: 6.60 pounds
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Time: Early - Middle Triassic, approximately 242-225 million years ago.
Location: Tingziao Formation, Huixia Beds, Guizhou Province, Guangling, China.
Dimensions: 10-1/4" x 7" x 1/2"
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