Biology:Wardichthys
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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes
Wardichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Tournaisian stage of the Mississippian epoch.[1]
It was named in honour of the fossil collector John Ward (1837-1906) of Longton, Staffordshire[3] by Ramsay Heatley Traquair in 1875.
See also
- Prehistoric fish
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 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 2009-04-24.
- ↑ "Palaeonisciformes". Paleobiology Database. http://paleodb.org/bridge.pl?a=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=35057&is_real_user=1. Retrieved 19 Nov 2012.
- ↑ Woodward, Arthur Smith (1907). "Obituary - John Ward, F.G.S.". Geological Magazine: 141-143.
Wikidata ☰ Q7969162 entry
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