Elonichthys
| Elonichthys Temporal range: Tournaisian[1] | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Palaeonisciformes |
| Family: | Elonichthyidae |
| Genus: | Elonichthys Giebel, 1848 |
Fossil of Elonichthys peltigerus in the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago
Elonichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Tournaisian stage of the Mississippian epoch.[1]
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References
- 1 2 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
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