Biology:Euthynotus

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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes

Euthynotus
Temporal range: Early Toarcian[1]
Euthynotus incognitus.JPG
Euthynotus incognitus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pachycormiformes
Family: Pachycormidae
Genus: Euthynotus
Agassiz, 1843
Synonyms[2]
  • Parathrissops Sauvage, 1891

Euthynotus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the early Toarcian stage of the Early Jurassic epoch.[1] It is generally considered the basalmost pachycormiform.[3]

Species

Euthynotus has two species classified within it:[4]

  • Euthynotus incognitus Blainville, 1818
  • Euthynotus intermedius Agassiz, 1839

See also

  • Prehistoric fish
  • List of prehistoric bony fish

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5414542 entry