Chinlea

Chinlea; Temporal range: 228.0–203.6 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Late Triassic
	Restoration
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Sarcopterygii
Class:	Actinistia
Order:	Coelacanthiformes
Family:	†Mawsoniidae
Genus:	†Chinlea; Schaeffer, 1967
Species
	†Chinlea sorenseni;

Chinlea is an extinct genus of late Triassic Mawsoniid coelacanth fish found in and named after the Chinle Formation that crops out in the southwestern states of Arizona and New Mexico. The word “Chinle” comes from the Navajo word meaning "flowing out", referencing the location where water flows out of the Canyon de Chelly. They were also possibly found in the Dockum Group.^[2]

^ Schaeffer, B. 1967. Late Triassic Fishes from the western United States. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 135:322-328.
^ Schaeffer, B. (1967). "Late Triassic Fishes from the western United States". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 135: 322–328.

[1] Schaeffer, B. 1967. Late Triassic Fishes from the western United States. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 135:322-328.

[:1-2] Schaeffer, B. (1967). "Late Triassic Fishes from the western United States". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 135: 322–328.

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