Biology:Corusichthys

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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes

Corusichthys
Temporal range: Lower Cenomanian[1]
Corusichthys.jpg
Holotype specimen
Corusichthys megacephalus.jpg
Artist's reconstruction
Scientific classification
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Animalia
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Genus:
Corusichthys
Species:
C. megacephalus
Binomial name
Corusichthys megacephalus

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

Wikidata ☰ Q25399051 entry