Biology:Zeuchthiscus
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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes
| Zeuchthiscus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Family: | Perleididae
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| Genus: | Zeuchthiscus
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| Species: | Z. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Zeuchthiscus australis Wade, 1940[2]
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Zeuchthiscus is a genus of prehistoric ray finned fish that lived in Australia [3] during the Early Triassic Period.[1] It is believed to have been a nektonic omnivore.[4] Closely related fish had a wide distribution in the northern hemisphere.[5]
See also
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "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 2007-12-25.
- ↑ "Nomenclator Zoologicus Record Detail: Zeuchthiscus.". http://www.ubio.org/NZ/detail.php?uid=232795&d=1.
- ↑ Haraamo, Mikko (January 10, 2006). "Mikko's Phylogeny Archive entry on "†Perleidiformes"". http://www.fmnh.helsinki.fi/users/haaramo/Metazoa/Deuterostoma/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Chondrostei/Perleidiformes.htm.
- ↑ Alroy, John (2004-08-17). "The Paleobiology Database entry on "Zeuchthiscus"". http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=35117&is_real_user=0.
- ↑ Alroy, John (2004-08-17). "The Paleobiology Database entry on "↑Perleidiformes"". http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=35090&is_real_user=1.
External links
- Mikko's Phylogeny Archive entry on "†Perleidiformes"
- The Paleobiology Database entry on "Zeuchthiscus"
- A Compendium of Fossil Marine Animal Genera: "Class Osteichthyes"
Wikidata ☰ Q8069782 entry
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