Elonichthys

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Elonichthys
Temporal range: CarboniferousPermian
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Palaeonisciformes
Family: Elonichthyidae
Genus: Elonichthys
Giebel, 1848
Type species
Elonichthys germari
Giebel, 1848
Fossil of Elonichthys peltigerus in the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago Elonichthys peltigerus.jpg
Fossil of Elonichthys peltigerus in the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago

Elonichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish. [1] [2] The genus is represented by several species from Carboniferous and Permian of Europe, Greenland, South Africa, and North America. [2]

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Species [2]

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References

  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
  2. 1 2 3 "†Elonichthys Giebel 1848". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.