Tylerichthys

Tylerichthys
Temporal range: Lutetian[1]
Fossil of T. nuchalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Acanthuridae
Genus: †Tylerichthys
Blot, 1981
Species
  • T. nuchalis (Agassiz 1834)
  • T. milani Blot 1980

Tylerichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric surgeonfish that lived in a coral reef during the Lutetian epoch of what is now Monte Bolca, Italy.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.


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