Biology:Chongichthys

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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes


Chongichthys
Temporal range: Oxfordian
~161–155.7 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Chongichthyidae
Genus:
Chongichthys
Binomial name
C. dentatus
Arratia 1982

Chongichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Oxfordian stage of the Late Jurassic epoch.[1] Fossils of the genus have been found in the Quebrada El Profeta of Chile .[2]

See also

  • Prehistoric fish
  • List of prehistoric bony fish

References

  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20090220223520/http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2009-02-27. 
  2. Chongichthys at Fossilworks.org

Wikidata ☰ Q5104630 entry