Guiyu oneiros

Gwe-yu.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2016, October 20). Guiyu oneiros. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/guiyu-oneiros/

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Name

Guiyu ‭(‬Ghost fish‭)‬.

Phonetic

Gwe-yu.

Named By

M.‭ ‬Zhu,‭ ‬W.‭ ‬Zhao,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Jia,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Lu,‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Qiao‭ & ‬Q.‭ ‬Qu‭ ‬-‭ ‬2009.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Osteichthyes,‭ ‬Sarcopterygii.

Diet

Uncertain.

Species

Size

Around‭ ‬33‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

China,‭ ‬Yunnan Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Kuanti Formation.

Time Period

Ludlow of the Silurian.

Fossil representation

Well preserved articulated specimen.

In Depth

Further Reading

– The oldest articulated osteichthyan reveals mosaic gnathostome characters. – Nature 458:469-474. – M. Zhu, W. Zhao, L. Jia, J. Lu, T. Qiao & Q. Qu – 2009. – Cranial morphology of the Silurian sarcopterygian Guiyu oneiros (Gnathostomata: Osteichthyes). – Science China Earth Sciences vol 53 issue 12. – Tuo Qiao & Min Zhu – 2010.

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