Changxingia
Changxingia is a genus of prehistoric lobe-finned fish that belonged to the coelacanth family Mawsoniidae. It lived during the Late Permian in Zhejiang, southern China.[1] It contains two species, C. aspiratilis (the type species) and C. weii, which were named in 1981 and 1997 from specimens found at the same locality. They are the first Permian marine coelacanths found in Asia.[2][3]
| Changxingia Temporal range: Late Permian | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Coelacanthiformes |
| Family: | †Mawsoniidae |
| Genus: | †Changxingia Wang & Liu, 1981 |
| Species: | †C. aspratilis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Changxingia aspratilis Wang & Liu, 1981 | |
References
- Miguel, R.; Gallo, V.; Morrone, J.J. (2014). "Distributional patterns of †Mawsoniidae (Sarcopterygii: Actinistia)". Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências. 86 (1): 159–170. doi:10.1590/0001-3765201420130035.
- Wang, N.; Liu, H. (1981). "Coelacanth Fishes from the Marine Permian of Zhejiang, South China" (PDF). Vertebrata PalAsiatica. 19 (4): 305–312.
- Geng, B.-H.; Zhu, M.; Jin, F. (2009). "A Revision and Phylogenetic Analysis of Guizhoucoelacanthus (Sarcopterygii, Actinistia) from the Triassic of China" (PDF). Vertebrata PalAsiatica. 47 (3): 165–177.
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