Biology:Flindersichthys
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| Genus: | †Flindersichthys
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| Species: | †F. denmeadi
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| †Flindersichthys denmeadi Longman, 1932
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Flindersichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous epoch.[1]
Description
Flindersichthys was a large fish growing over 1.25 meters long and with an estimated body depth of over 30 centimeters. The holotype specimen, QMF2210, is a nearly complete skull found near the Flinders River, one mile east of Richmond, Queensland, in the sediments of the Toolebuc Formation.[2] Several other specimens are also known, mostly from the Toolebuc Formation, though some are from the Allaru and Normanton formations.[2] It is assigned to the Elopiformes order, but while it shares some features with megalopids it is considered incertae sedis below this level.[2] Judging from its dentition and the fact that the specimen QMF13720 has small, isolated vertebrae of a teleost fish in the mouth, Flindersichthys is believed to be a predator of smaller fish.[2] It also had a large jaw with an underbite, possibly allowing it to swallow small prey whole.[3]
See also
- Prehistoric fish
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20110723131237/http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Bartholomai, A. (2010). "Revision of Flindersichthys denmeadi Longman 1932, a marine teleost from the Lower Cretaceous of the Great Artesian Basin, Queensland". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.
- ↑ "Kronosaurus Korner - Fish". https://www.kronosauruskorner.com.au/museum/collections/fish.
Wikidata ☰ Q5459445 entry
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