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'''''Protopsephurus''''', from the Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”), ψῆφος (psêphos, “pebble”), and φύρως (phúrōs, "mixer”), is an extinct genus of [[paddlefish]] which existed in [[China]] during the [[Barremian]] age to the [[Aptian]] age of the [[Early Cretaceous]] period.<ref name="paleodb">{{cite web|url=http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=94911&is_real_user=1|title=''Protopsephurus liui''|publisher=Paleobiology Database|accessdate=June 24, 2011}}</ref><ref name="paddlefish">{{cite web|url=http://radis.doane.edu/paddlefish/pfishclass.asp|title=Paddlefish Classes|publisher=Paddlefish Bibliography|accessdate=June 24, 2011}}</ref> It contains the species ''Protopsephurus liui''.<ref>[http://www.paleoglot.org/files/Wang&_99.pdf Vertebrate assemblages of the Jehol Biota in western Liaoning, China] Xiaolin Wang, Yuanqing Wang, Fan Jin 1 Xing Xu and Yuan Wang.</ref> |
'''''Protopsephurus''''', from the Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”), ψῆφος (psêphos, “pebble”), and φύρως (phúrōs, "mixer”), is an extinct genus of [[paddlefish]] which existed in [[China]] during the [[Barremian]] age to the [[Aptian]] age of the [[Early Cretaceous]] period.<ref name="paleodb">{{cite web|url=http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=94911&is_real_user=1|title=''Protopsephurus liui''|publisher=Paleobiology Database|accessdate=June 24, 2011}}</ref><ref name="paddlefish">{{cite web|url=http://radis.doane.edu/paddlefish/pfishclass.asp|title=Paddlefish Classes|publisher=Paddlefish Bibliography|accessdate=June 24, 2011}}</ref> It contains the species ''Protopsephurus liui'', which was measured to be 7 meters (23 feet) in length, although no weight estimate could be made at the time.<ref>[http://www.paleoglot.org/files/Wang&_99.pdf Vertebrate assemblages of the Jehol Biota in western Liaoning, China] Xiaolin Wang, Yuanqing Wang, Fan Jin 1 Xing Xu and Yuan Wang.</ref> |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acipenseriformes |
| Suborder: | Acipenseroidei |
| Family: | Polyodontidae |
| Subfamily: | †Protopsephurinae |
| Genus: | †Protopsephurus Lu, 1994 |
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| †Protopsephurus liui Lu, 1994
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Protopsephurus, from the Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”), ψῆφος (psêphos, “pebble”), and φύρως (phúrōs, "mixer”), is an extinct genus of paddlefish which existed in China during the Barremian age to the Aptian age of the Early Cretaceous period.[1][2] It contains the species Protopsephurus liui, which was measured to be 7 meters (23 feet) in length, although no weight estimate could be made at the time.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Protopsephurus liui". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
- ^ "Paddlefish Classes". Paddlefish Bibliography. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
- ^ Vertebrate assemblages of the Jehol Biota in western Liaoning, China Xiaolin Wang, Yuanqing Wang, Fan Jin 1 Xing Xu and Yuan Wang.
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