Gonatodus
| Gonatodus Temporal range: Tournaisian[1] | |
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| Fossil of Gonatodus brainerdi in the Field Museum of Natural History. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Palaeonisciformes |
| Family: | Elonichthyidae |
| Genus: | Gonatodus Traquair, 1877 |
Gonatodus is an extinct genus of palaeonisciform fish that lived during the Tournaisian stage of the Mississippian epoch.[1] It is a member of the family Elonichthyidae.
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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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