Biology:Gyronchus
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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes
| Gyronchus Temporal range: Jurassic
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| Genus: | Gyronchus
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| Gyronchus oblongus Agassiz, 1843
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Gyronchus is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish from the Jurassic. This genus is wastebasket taxon used for pycnodonts like Macromesodon and Turbomesodon.[1]
See also
- Prehistoric fish
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References
- ↑ Poyato-Ariza, F. J.; Wenz., S. (2004). "The new pycnodontid fish genus Turbomesodon, and a revision of Macromesodon based on new material from the Lower Cretaceous of Las Hoyas, Cuenca, Spain". Mesozoic Fishes 3—Systematics, Paleoenvironments and Biodiversity.: 341–378. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257170366_The_new_pycnodontid_fish_genus_Turbomesodon_and_a_revision_of_Macromesodon_based_on_new_material_from_the_Lower_Cretaceous_of_Las_Hoyas_Cuenca_Spain.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5625504 entry
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