Fossilised animal - Asialepidotus shingyiensis - 27 cm - 18 cm

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Actinopterygii

Séminotiformes

Séminonotidés

Asialepidote



Age: Upper Triassic (270-210 million years ago)

Localization: Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, China
Sizes: 27x18x1.5cm
Weight: 1726 grams

This fossil was restored by sandblasting. A crack was repaired, and there is no coloring.

The fossil of the Asian Lepidotus from Xingyi was first discovered in 1957 in the village of Lvyin, Dingxiao city, Xingyi. Previously, it was generally classified within the order Hypogynopterygians, but recent research has classified it within the order Hemigynopterygians. It was the most abundant and largest herring-like fish of the Middle Triassic in the Upper Yangtze region.

Actinopterygii

Séminotiformes

Séminonotidés

Asialepidote



Age: Upper Triassic (270-210 million years ago)

Localization: Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, China
Sizes: 27x18x1.5cm
Weight: 1726 grams

This fossil was restored by sandblasting. A crack was repaired, and there is no coloring.

The fossil of the Asian Lepidotus from Xingyi was first discovered in 1957 in the village of Lvyin, Dingxiao city, Xingyi. Previously, it was generally classified within the order Hypogynopterygians, but recent research has classified it within the order Hemigynopterygians. It was the most abundant and largest herring-like fish of the Middle Triassic in the Upper Yangtze region.

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Number of items
1
Scientific name
Asialepidotus shingyiensis
Country of Origin
Asia
Geological Period
Triassic, Upper (237 - 201.3 million years)
Condition
Natural
Weight
1726 g
Height
27 cm
Width
18 cm
Depth
1.6 cm
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