Plethodus

Plethodus; Temporal range: Cenomanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	† Tselfatiiformes
Family:	† Plethodidae
Genus:	† Plethodus ; Dixon, 1850
Species
	P. expansusDixon, 1850; P. oblongusDixon, 1850; P. pentagonWoodward, 1899;

Last updated May 28, 2025

Plethodus is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish.^[1]^[2] It is the type genus of the family Plethodidae.^[3]

Fossils are mostly known from Europe,^[4] but specimens have recently been identified from Texas.^[3]

References

↑ "Plethodus". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
1 2 Shimada, Kenshu (2020). "An Enigmatic Snouted Bony Fish, Plethodus sp. (Actinopterygii: Tselfatiiformes), from the Upper Cretaceous Eagle Ford Group of Texas, U.S.A." . Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. 123 (3–4): 429–434. doi:10.1660/062.123.0312. ISSN 0022-8443.
↑ "Plethodids". oceansofkansas.com. Retrieved 2024-01-04.

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[pdb-1] "Plethodus". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 11, 2012.

[sepkoskidb-2] Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.

[:0-3] 1 2 Shimada, Kenshu (2020). "An Enigmatic Snouted Bony Fish, Plethodus sp. (Actinopterygii: Tselfatiiformes), from the Upper Cretaceous Eagle Ford Group of Texas, U.S.A." . Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. 123 (3–4): 429–434. doi:10.1660/062.123.0312. ISSN 0022-8443.

[4] "Plethodids". oceansofkansas.com. Retrieved 2024-01-04.

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