Biology:Corusichthys
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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes
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| Genus: | Corusichthys
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| Species: | C. megacephalus
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Corusichthys megacephalus is an extinct pycnodontid that lived during the lower Cenomanian of what is now Lebanon.[1] C. megacephalus is known from a 34 mm long fossil. It had plates arranged like a helmet around its head, and had a massive, triangular spine on its dorsal side. C. megacephalus is closely related the genera Trewavasia and Hensodon, as well as Coccodus.
See also
- Prehistoric fish
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 L. Taverne; L. Capasso (2014). "Ostéologie et phylogénie des Coccodontidae, une famille remarquable de poissons Pycnodontiformes du Crétacé supérieur marin du Liban, avec la description de deux nouveaux genres". Palaeontos 25. http://www.palaeontos.be/25/det25.htm. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
Wikidata ☰ Q25399051 entry
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