Eutrichiurides
| Eutrichiurides Temporal range: Paleogene | |
|---|---|
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| Fossil teeth of Eutrichiurides goberti from Khouribga (Morocco) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass: | Actinopterygii |
| Class: | Osteichthyes |
| Subclass: | Neopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Trichiuridae |
| Genus: | Eutrichiurides Casier 1944 |
Eutrichiurides is an extinct genus of prehistoric cutlass fish.[1][2]
Similar and related genera include the extant Aphanopus, Trichiurides and Trichiurus. [3] These fishes lived in the Paleogene period, from 55.8 to 48.6 mya. [3]
Species
Species within this genus include: [4]
- Eutrichiurides orpiensis (Leriche, 1906)
- Eutrichiurides goberti (Casier, 1944)
- Eutrichiurides termieri (Arambourg)
- Eutrichiurides delheidi (Leriche, 1908)
Description
Eutrichiurides species were long and slender, blade-shaped fishes with elongated jaws possessing fangs and needle-shaped teeth. [5]
Distribution
Fossils of Eutrichiurides have been found the Paleocene fossil sediments of India, Pakistan and Morocco. [3]
See also
References
- ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ↑ Paleontologia
- 1 2 3 Fossilworks
- ↑ Scombroidei
- ↑ Paleodirect
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