Zeuchthiscus

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Zeuchthiscus
Temporal range: Early Triassic [1]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:† Perleidiformes
Family:† Perleididae
Genus:† Zeuchthiscus
Wade, 1940
Species:
†Z. australis
Binomial name
†Zeuchthiscus australis
Wade, 1940 [2]

Zeuchthiscus is a genus of prehistoric ray finned fish that lived in Australia [3] during the Early Triassic Period. [1] It is believed to have been a nektonic omnivore. [4] Closely related fish had a wide distribution in the Northern Hemisphere. [5]

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  1. 1 2 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
  2. ↑ "Nomenclator Zoologicus Record Detail: Zeuchthiscus" . Retrieved 2007-12-25.
  3. ↑ Haraamo, Mikko (January 10, 2006). "Mikko's Phylogeny Archive entry on "†Perleidiformes"". Archived from the original on 2008-03-05. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
  4. ↑ Alroy, John (2004-08-17). "The Paleobiology Database entry on "Zeuchthiscus"" . Retrieved 2007-12-25.
  5. ↑ Alroy, John (2004-08-17). "The Paleobiology Database entry on "↑Perleidiformes"" . Retrieved 2007-12-25.


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