Goniocranion

Goniocranion Temporal range: Lower Eocene [1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Clade:	Acanthomorpha
Genus:	† Goniocranion Casier, 1966
Species:	†G. arambourgi
Binomial name
†Goniocranion arambourgi Casier, 1966

Goniocranion is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish that lived during the lower Eocene. ^[1] It contains a single species, G. arambourgi from the London Clay of England. Initially described as an early pomfret, it may instead be a lampriform. ^{[2] [3]}

See also

• Paleontology portal
• Fish portal

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish

References

1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
2. Carnevale, Giorgio (2004). "The first fossil ribbonfish (Teleostei, Lampridiformes, Trachipteridae)". Geological Magazine. 141 (5): 573–582. doi:10.1017/S0016756804009598. ISSN   1469-5081.
3. Friedman, Matt; Beckett, Hermione T.; Close, Roger A.; Johanson, Zerina (2015-11-23). "The English Chalk and London Clay: two remarkable British bony fishLagerstätten". Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 430 (1): 165–200. doi:10.1144/SP430.18. ISSN   0305-8719. Archived from the original on 2025-03-31.