Powichthys

Extinct genus of fishes

Powichthys
Temporal range: Devonian
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Sarcopterygii
Order:
Coelacanthiformes
Genus:
Powichthys

Jessen, 1975
Type species
P. thorsteinssoni
Jessen, 1975
Species
  • P. spitsbergensis Clément & Janvier 2004
  • P. thorsteinssoni Jessen 1975

Powichthys is a genus of prehistoric lobe-finned fish which lived during the Devonian period. This fish it was small in size, about 30 cm.[1] Prior to the discovery of P. spitsbergensis in 2004, the genus was known from a single type species, P. thorsteinssoni.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Palaeos Vertebrates: Sarcopterygii: Rhipidistia". palaeos.com. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  2. ^ Clément, G.; Janvier, P. (2004). "Powichthys spitsbergensis sp. nov., a new member of the Dipnomorpha (Sarcopterygii, lobe-finned fishes) from the Lower Devonian of Spitsbergen, with remarks on basal dipnomorph anatomy". Fossils and Strata. 50: 92–112. doi:10.18261/9781405169868-2004-07. ISBN 9781405169868.
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