Plethodidae

Not to be confused with Plethodontidae.
Plethodidae
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Infraclass: Teleostei
Order: †Tselfatiformes
Family: Plethodidae
Loomis, 1900
Genera

Refer to §Genera

Synonyms
  • Bananogmiidae
  • Niobraridae
  • Thryptodontidae
  • Tselfatiidae[1]

Plethodidae is an extinct family of teleost fish that existed during the Late Cretaceous period. Fossils are known from North America, North Africa, and Europe.

Description

Plethodids possessed thin, angelfish-like bodies and often had high dorsal fins which made them distinctive from other types of fish. Their bodies contained cartilage, though the amount varied from one species to another.[2]

Genera

As of 2005, there are seventeen recognized genera in the family Plethodidae:[3]

References

  1. GBIF. “Plethodidae – Checklist View.” Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Global Biodiversity Information Facility, 2014.
  2. Everhart, Mike (23 Aug 2011). "Plethodids". Oceans of Kansas. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  3. Gayet, Mireille, and Louis Taverne. (2005). "Phylogenetical Relationships and Paleozoogeography of the Marine Cretaceous Tselfatiiformes (Teleostei, Clupeocephala)". Cymbium 29 (1): 65–87.
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