Elonichthys

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Elonichthys
Temporal range: Late Pennsylvanian–early Asselian
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Fossil of Elonichthys sp. from the Permian of Germany
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Elonichthyiformes
Family: Elonichthyidae
Genus: Elonichthys
Giebel, 1848
Type species
Elonichthys germari
Giebel, 1848
Species
  • E. germariGiebel, 1848
  • E. fritschiFriedrich, 1878
  • E. krejcii(Fritsch, 1895)

Elonichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric freshwater ray-finned fish known from the late Paleozoic. [1] [2] The genus sensu stricto contains three species known from the latest Carboniferous to the earliest Permian of freshwater ecosystems of Europe, but as a former wastebasket taxon, it contains many more dubiously-classified species from the Carboniferous and Permian of Europe, Greenland, South Africa, and North America. [2] [3]

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Species

The following are species within Elonichthys sensu stricto: [2] [3] [4]

Former species

The following are more dubious species that were formerly classified into this genus. However, the majority have been found to no longer even be members of Elonichthyidae. [2] [3] [4]

Fossil of "E." peltigerus in the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago Elonichthys peltigerus.jpg
Fossil of "E." peltigerus in the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago

The following other dubious species are also known:

  • Elonichthys disjunctus
  • Elonichthys hypsilepus
  • Elonichthys perpennatus
  • Elonichthys punctatus
  • Elonichthys whaitsi

See also

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 4 "†Elonichthys Giebel 1848". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 Schindler, Thomas (2018-08-15). "Neubeschreibung und erste Rekonstruktion von Elonichthys germari Giebel, 1848: (Pisces, Actinopterygii; Oberkarbon, Mitteldeutschland)". Hallesches Jahrbuch für Geowissenschaften (in German). 41. ISSN   2196-3495. Archived from the original on 2024-01-11.
  4. 1 2 Geology, British Museum (Natural History) Department of; Woodward, Arthur Smith (1891). Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History): Elasmobranchii (Acanthodii), Holocephali, ichthyodorulites, Ostracodermi, Dipnoi, and Teleostomi (Crossopterygii and chondrostean Actinopterygii). order of the Trustees.
  5. "Fossil Friday #46: Elonichthys peltigerus #FossilFriday #fossil #fish #MazonCreek #Carboniferous #Pennsylvanian". Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois - ESCONI. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  6. ""Elonichthys" peltigerus Newberry". www.si.edu. 17 Oct 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-22.