Agecephalichthys

Agecephalichthys
Temporal range: Anisian[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: †Palaeonisciformes (?)
Genus: †Agecephalichthys
Wade, 1935
Species:
†A. granulatus
Binomial name
†Agecephalichthys granulatus
Wade, 1935

Agecephalichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric freshwater "palaeonisciform" ray-finned fish that lived during the Anisian age (Middle Triassic epoch). It contains a single species, A. granulatus from the Hawkesbury Sandstone in what is now New South Wales, Australia.[1][2][3][4]

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References

  1. ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
  2. ^ Romano, Carlo; Koot, Martha B.; Kogan, Ilja; Brayard, Arnaud; Minikh, Alla V.; Brinkmann, Winand; Bucher, Hugo; Kriwet, Jürgen (2016). "Permian-Triassic Osteichthyes (bony fishes): diversity dynamics and body size evolution". Biological Reviews. 91 (1): 106–147. doi:10.1111/brv.12161. PMID 25431138. S2CID 5332637.
  3. ^ "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  4. ^ "Triassic Non-Marine Fish". austhrutime.com. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
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