Biology:Echidnocephalus
From HandWiki
Revision as of 04:09, 10 August 2022 by imported>Wincert (update)
Short description: Extinct genus of fishes
Echidnocephalus | |
---|---|
Fossil of Echidnocephalus troscheli | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Notacanthiformes |
Family: | Halosauridae |
Genus: | †Echidnocephalus von der Marck 1858 |
Type species | |
Echidnocephalus troscheli | |
Species[2] | |
|
Echidnocephalus troscheli is an extinct, prehistoric halosaur. Fossils are found from Campanian strata of Westphalia, Germany .[1] The complete and incomplete fossil specimens that have been found suggest an animal already looking very much like modern halosaurs.
See also
- Laytonia, a Miocene genus of fossil halosaur
- 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.
- ↑ Behrensmeyer, A.K.; Turner, A. (2013). "†Echidnocephalus". PalaeoDB. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?taxon_no=34422&action=checkTaxonInfo.
Wikidata ☰ Q18609718 entry
![]() | Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echidnocephalus.
Read more |