| 名稱 狼鰭魚化石 | Name Lycoptera fossil |
| 地質年代 中生代後期 | Geological Age Late Mesozoic |
| 描述 狼鰭魚體長在10厘米左右，身體呈紡錘形或長紡錘形，背鰭位置靠後，於臀鰭相對，其前有上神經棘，頭部膜質骨具有薄間光質層，尾正型，圓鱗，牙齒呈尖錐形。 | Description Lycoptera species were small freshwater fish. Most species fed on plankton, and had numerous tiny teeth. A few species like L. gansuensis, L. muroii, and L. sinensis had larger teeth and probably fed on small insects and their larvae.Many specimens preserve minute details and impressions of soft tissues. Lycoptera was covered in tiny oval scales about 1.2 millimeters across, and, in life, would have had a superficial resemblance to the Common minnow.Lycoptera fossils are commonly found in large groups, buried together quickly in fine lake sediments. This probably indicates that they were gregarious in life, congregating in shoals. |
| 地點 遼西 | Location Western Laoning |
| 參考 Reference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycoptera | |
| 編者 由卓志鵬博士於7/4/2020編寫 _________ 於17/1/18最後編改 | Editor Created by Dr. Chuck Chi Pang on 7/4/2020 Last modified by ________ as on 17/1/2018 |
