Araripichthys

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Araripichthys
Temporal range: Aptian-Coniacian
~125–89.3  Ma
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Fossil of Araripichthys
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Araripichthyiformes
Nelson et al., 2016
Family: Araripichthyidae
Silva Santos, 1985
Genus: Araripichthys
Silva Santos, 1985
Species

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Araripichthys is an extinct genus of marine ray-finned fish that lived from the Aptian to Coniacian stages of the Cretaceous period. [1] The genus is named after the Araripe Basin, where it was found in the Crato and Santana Formations. Other fossils of the genus have been found at Goulmima in Morocco, the Tlayua Formation of Mexico and the Apón Formation of Venezuela. [2]

It contains the following species:

Based on the stratigraphy and location of these fossils, it has been suggested that Araripichthys originated in what is now either the Pacific or Caribbean region in the early Cretaceous, and dispersed eastwards to the Tethyan region, where it survived until later in the Cretaceous. [3] Its taxonomic relationships still remain uncertain. An affinity to the genera Ferrifrons and Acanthichthys from the Late Cretaceous of North America has been suggested by some studies. [3] [5]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Araripichthys at Fossilworks.org
  3. 1 2 3 Maisey, J. G.; Moody, J. M. (2001). "A review of the problematic extinct teleost fish Araripichthys, with a description of a new species from the Lower Cretaceous of Venezuela". American Museum Novitates (3324): 1–27. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2001)324<0001:AROTPE>2.0.CO;2. hdl:2246/2941. S2CID   81686657.
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