Cycloptychius
Extinct genus of fishes
Cycloptychius Temporal range: Late Devonian–Carboniferous[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | †Palaeonisciformes[2] |
Family: | †Rhadinichthyidae[1] |
Genus: | †Cycloptychius (Huxley) Traquair, 1877 |
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†Cycloptychius carbonarius (Huxley) Traquair, 1877 | |
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Cycloptychius is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that existed in the Late Devonian epoch and the Carboniferous period in what is now France, Russia and the United Kingdom.[1]
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References
- ^ a b c Schultze, Hans-Peter; Mickle, Kathryn E.; Poplin, Cecile; Hilton, Eric J.; Grande, Lance (2021). Handbook of Paleoichthyology, 8A. Actinopterygii I. Palaeoniscimorpha, Stem Neopterygii, Chondrostei. München: Dr. Friedrich Pfeil. p. 299. ISBN 978-3-89937-272-4.
- ^ "Palaeonisciformes". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
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