Gyronchus
Extinct genus of fishes
| Gyronchus Temporal range: Jurassic | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pycnodontiformes |
| Genus: | Gyronchus |
| Type species | |
| Gyronchus oblongus Agassiz, 1843 | |
Gyronchus is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish from the Jurassic. This genus is wastebasket taxon used for pycnodonts like Macromesodon and Turbomesodon.[1]
See also
Paleontology portal
Fish portal
- Prehistoric fish
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References
- ^ Poyato-Ariza, F. J.; Wenz., S. (2004). "The new pycnodontid fish genus Turbomesodon, and a revision of Macromesodon based on new material from the Lower Cretaceous of Las Hoyas, Cuenca, Spain". Mesozoic Fishes 3—Systematics, Paleoenvironments and Biodiversity.: 341–378.
External links
- Bony fish in the online Sepkoski Database
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