Saurichthys majiashanensis

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Chondrostei
Ordo: †Saurichthyiformes
Familia: †Saurichthyidae
Genus: †Saurichthys
Species: †Saurichthys majiashanensis

Name

†Saurichthys majiashanensis Tintori et al., 2014

• Holotype: AGM I-2, an almost complete specimen lacking most of the skull and the posterior tip of the caudal fin.

Type locality: Majiashan of Chaohu city, Anhui Province (China).
Stratum typicum: bottom of the Subcolumbites zone, Middle Spathian, (Onlenekian, Early Triassic), Middle Member of the Nanlinghu Formation.

Etymology: from Majiashan (Majia Hill) where the large quarry bearing the holotype and unique specimen is located.

References

• Tintori, A., Huang, J.-D., Jiang, D.-Y., Sun, Z.-Y., Motani, R. & Chen, G. 2014. A new Saurichthys (Actinopterygii) from the Spathian (Early Triassic) of Chaohu (Anhui Province, China). Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 120(2). DOI: 10.13130/2039-4942/6057 Reference page.