Guntherichthys

For the extant genus of viviparous brotula, see Gunterichthys.

Guntherichthys
Temporal range: late Mississippian/early Pennsylvanian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Genus: †Guntherichthys
Mickle, 2011
Type species
†Guntherichthys lehiensis
Mickle, 2011

Guntherichthys is a genus of extinct ray-finned fish that lived during the late Mississippian/early Pennsylvanian in what is now Utah, United States. Fossils were recovered from the Manning Canyon Shale. The genus is named after Lloyd Gunther.[1]

References

  1. ^ Mickle, Kathryn E. (2011). "The early actinopterygian fauna of the Manning Canyon Shale Formation (upper Mississippian, lower Pennsylvanian) of Utah, U.S.A." Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 31 (5): 962–980. Bibcode:2011JVPal..31..962M. doi:10.1080/02724634.2011.595622. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 129224357.


Stub icon

This article about a prehistoric ray-finned fish is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.