Chinlea

Chinlea Temporal range: 228.0–203.6 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Late Triassic
Restoration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Sarcopterygii
Subclass:	Actinistia
Order:	Coelacanthiformes
Family:	†Mawsoniidae
Genus:	Chinlea
†Chinlea campii †Chinlea sorenseni

Chinlea is an extinct genus of Triassic mawsoniid coelacanth fish found in the Southwestern United States states of Arizona and New Mexico. The length of Chinlea was about 1.5 m (5 feet). It weighed around 68 kg. (150 pounds). Chinlea had lobed fins and a slender tail. The teeth were large and sharp.