Graphiurichthys
Appearance
| Graphiurichthys Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Specimen of G. callopterus, Natural History Museum, Vienna | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinistia |
| Order: | Coelacanthiformes |
| Genus: | †Graphiurichthys White & Moy-Thomas, 1937 |
| Species: | †G. callopterus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Graphiurichthys callopterus (Kner, 1866) | |
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Graphiurichthys is an extinct genus of marine coelacanth known from the Late Triassic of Europe.[1] It contains a single species, G. callopterus, from the Carnian-aged Raibl Formation of Austria.[2] It is among the few coelacanths to display expanded fin rays.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 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 2009-02-27.
- ↑ Christophe Ferrante, Rossana Martini (2017). "Coelacanths from the Middle Triassic of Switzerland and the pace of actinistian evolution". Research & Knowledge. 3: 2. doi:10.14456/RANDK.2017.28.
- ↑ Ferrante, Christophe; Cavin, Lionel (2025-06-06). "A deep dive into the coelacanth phylogeny". PLOS ONE. 20 (6) e0320214. Bibcode:2025PLoSO..2020214F. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0320214. ISSN 1932-6203.