Biology:Joffrichthys
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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
| Family: | Osteoglossidae |
| Genus: | †Joffrichthys Li and Wilson, 1996 |
Joffrichthys is a genus of prehistoric bony fish. This North American genus includes three species, J. symmetropterus, J. tanyourus and J. triangulpterus. The last species is known from the Paleocene of the Sentinel Butte Formation of North Dakota.[1]
See also
- Prehistoric fish
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References
- ↑ Newbreya, M. G.; Bozekb, M. A. (2000). "A New Species of Joffrichthys (Teleostei: Osteoglossidae) from the Sentinel Butte Formation, (Paleocene) of North Dakota, USA". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 20 (1): 12–20. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2000)020[0012:ANSOJT2.0.CO;2]. http://www.bioone.org/bioone/?request=get-abstract&issn=0272-4634&volume=020&issue=01&page=0012. Retrieved 2006-04-14.
Wikidata ☰ Q6214644 entry
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