Peipiaosteus

Peipiaosteus is an extinct genus of prehistoric chondrostean ray-finned fish. Its fossils are found in the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation, Pani Lake, Liaoning Province, China.^[1][2][3]

Reconstruction of Peipiaosteus pani

Peipiaosteus Temporal range: Aptian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Peipiaosteus pani prepared by Fossil Shack
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acipenseriformes
Family:	†Peipiaosteidae
Genus:	†Peipiaosteus Liu & Zhou, 1965
Type species
†Peipiaosteus pani Liu & Zhou, 1965
Other species
†Peipiaosteus fengningensis Bai, 1983

Peipiaosteus pani fossil

Peipiaosteus pani fossil

Fossil of the peipiaosteid Yanosteus longidorsalis (at MHNT), a close relative of Peipiaosteus

Peipiaosteus belongs to the family Peipiaosteidae, together with the genera Liaosteus, Spherosteus, Stichopterus, and Yanosteus. Peipiaosteidae lived in Asia (China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia) during the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous epochs. They are closely related to Chondrosteidae (Early Jurassic, Europe) and to living sturgeon and paddlefish (Acipenseroidei).^[4][5]

See also

• Paleontology portal
• Fish portal

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish