Biology:Saurorhynchus
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| Genus: | †Saurorhynchus Reis 1892
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| †Saurorhynchus acutus (Agassiz 1844)
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†Saurorhynchus anningae †Saurorhynchus brevirostris †Saurorhynchus hauffi | |
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Saurorhynchus (= Acidorhynchus)[1] is an extinct genus of carnivorous bony fish that lived during the Early and Middle Jurassic epochs.[2] Fossils have been found in Europe (France , Belgium, Luxembourg, United Kingdom , Germany ,[3] Italy) and North America (Canada [4]). It is commonly found in pelagic and lagoonal deposits, but mostly marine. Largest specimens can grow up to 1.9 metres (6.2 ft).[5]
Four Jurassic species are recognized.[3] In addition, the Late Triassic species Saurichthys striolatus, Saurichthys calcaratus, and Saurichthys deperditus are sometimes referred to Saurorhynchus, although Saurorhynchus is then treated as a subgenus of Saurichthys.[6]
Saurorhynchus is the youngest representative of the family Saurichthyidae and the order Saurichthyiformes. This family is known for its large, elongate jaws, similar to modern Belonidae. Saurichthyidae also includes the Permian genus Eosaurichthys and the Triassic genus Saurichthys.
See also
- Prehistoric fish
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kogan, I. (2016). "Acidorhynchus Stensiö, 1925 or Saurorhynchus Reis, 1892: how to call the Jurassic saurichthyid?". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 279: 123–126. doi:10.1127/njgpa/2016/0545. https://doi.org/10.1127/njgpa/2016/0545.
- ↑ Maxwell, E.E. (2016). "First Middle Jurassic record of Saurichthyidae (Actinopterygii)". Paläontologische Zeitschrift 90 (2): 287–291. doi:10.1007/s12542-015-0281-5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12542-015-0281-5.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Maxwell, E. E.; Stumpf, S. (2017). "Revision of Saurorhynchus (Actinopterygii: Saurichthyidae) from the Early Jurassic of England and Germany". European Journal of Taxonomy (321): 1–29. doi:10.5852/ejt.2017.321.
- ↑ Neuman, A. G.; Wilson, M. V. H. (1985). "A fossil fish of the family Saurichthyidae from the Lower Jurassic of western Alberta, Canada". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 22 (8): 1158–1162. doi:10.1139/e85-118. Bibcode: 1985CaJES..22.1158N. https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/e85-118.
- ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ↑ Maxwell, E.E.; Romano, C.; Wu, F.-X. (2021). "Regional disparity in the axial skeleton of Saurichthyidae and implications for axial regionalization in non‐teleostean actinopterygians.". Journal of Zoology 315: 29–41. doi:10.1111/jzo.12878.
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