Eugnathides

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Eugnathides
Temporal range: Oxfordian [1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:† Pachycormiformes
Genus:† Eugnathides
Gregory, 1923
Species:
†E. browni
Binomial name
†Eugnathides browni
Gregory, 1923

Eugnathides is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish that lived during the Late Jurassic epoch. It contains a single species, E. browni from the Oxfordian-aged Jagua Formation of Cuba. [1] [2] [3]

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It is thought to most likely be a pachycormiform, although it is in need of taxonomic revision. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. 1 2 Iturralde-Vinent, Manuel; Izquierdo, Yasmani Ceballos (2015-02-23). "Catálogo de Especímenes de Vertebrados del Jurásico Tardío (pieces, reptiles) de Cuba Occidental" . Revista Paleontología Mexicana. 4 (1): 25–40. doi:10.22201/igl.05437652e.2015.4.1.288. ISSN   2007-5189.
  3. ↑ Iturralde-Vinent, M.; Norell, M.A. (1996). "Synopsis of Late Jurassic Marine Reptiles from Cuba" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (3164): 1–17. S2CID   56459152.
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