Altamuraichthys

Altamuraichthys; Temporal range: Late Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	† Ichthyodectiformes
Family:	† Ichthyodectidae
Genus:	† Altamuraichthys
Species:	†A. meleleoi
Binomial name
	†Altamuraichthys meleleoi; Taverne, 2016

Last updated March 18, 2025

Altamuraichthys is an extinct genus of ichthyodectid that lived during the Late Cretaceous epoch.

Distribution

Alamuraichthys meleleoi is known from fossils found in Italy.^[1]

References

↑ Taverne, Louis (2016). "Les poissons crétacés de Nardò. 39°. Altamuraichthys meleleoi gen. et sp. nov. (Teleostei, Ichthyodectiformes, Ichthyodectidae)" (PDF). Bollettino del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona. 40: 3–20.

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[1] Taverne, Louis (2016). "Les poissons crétacés de Nardò. 39°. Altamuraichthys meleleoi gen. et sp. nov. (Teleostei, Ichthyodectiformes, Ichthyodectidae)" (PDF). Bollettino del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona. 40: 3–20.

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