Extinct genus of fishes
Elonichthys ray-finned fish known from the late Paleozoic .[ 1] [ 2] sensu stricto Carboniferous to the earliest Permian of freshwater ecosystems of Europe, but as a former wastebasket taxon , it contains many more dubiously-classified species from the Carboniferous and Permian of Europe, Greenland, South Africa, and North America.[ 2] [ 3]
Species
The following are species within Elonichthys sensu stricto :[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
The following are more dubious species that were formerly classified into this genus. However, the majority have been found to no longer even be members of Elonichthyidae .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Fossil of "E. " peltigerus in the Field Museum of Natural History , Chicago †E. aitkeni Traquair , 1886Culm Measures and Lancashire Coalfield ) → Mesonichthys aitkeni (Traquair, 1886)
†E. caudalis Traquair, 1877 - Middle Carboniferous (Moscovian ) of England (Lancashire Coalfield) → not an elonichthyid
†E. egertoni (Egerton , 1850) - Middle Carboniferous (Bashkirian to Moscovian ) of England (Lancashire Coalfield) → not an elonichthyid
†E. gigas Fritsch, 1877 → Acrolepis gigas (Fritsch, 1877)
†E. macropterus (Bronn, 1829) → Rhabdolepis macropterus (Bronn, 1829)
†E. peltigerus Newberry , 1856Carbondale Formation and Francis Creek Shale ) → not an elonichthyid. A well-known, numerous species in the Mazon Creek fossil beds .[ 5] [ 6]
†E. portlocki (Egerton, 1850) - Tournaisian to Visean of England, including Northern Ireland (Tyrone Group , Pendleside Limestones ) → potentially an indeterminate elonichthyid
†E. pulcherrimus Traquair, 1881 - Early Carboniferous (Visean ) of Scotland (Glencartholm Volcanic Beds , Leitrim Group ) → not an elonichthyid
†E. robisoni (Hibbert , 1835) (=E. bucklandi (Agassiz, 1835) ) - Visean of Scotland (Strathclyde Group ) → not an elonichthyid, most likely a kentuckiid
†E. serratus Traquair, 1881 - Visean of Scotland (Glencartholm Volcanic Beds, Leitrim Group) → not an elonichthyid, most likely a palaeoniscid
†E. semistriatus Traquair, 1877 → Moscovian of England (Lancashire Coalfield ) → not an elonichthyid
†E. striatus (Agassiz , 1835) → Cosmoptychius striatus (Agassiz, 1835) The following other dubious species are also known:
Elonichthys disjunctus Elonichthys hypsilepus Elonichthys perpennatus Elonichthys punctatus Elonichthys whaitsi
See also
References
^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera" . Bulletins of American Paleontology . 363 : 1– 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-04-24 . ^ a b c d "†Elonichthys Giebel 1848" . Paleobiology Database . Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021 .^ a b c Schindler, Thomas (2018-08-15). "Neubeschreibung und erste Rekonstruktion von Elonichthys germari Giebel, 1848: (Pisces, Actinopterygii; Oberkarbon, Mitteldeutschland)" . Hallesches Jahrbuch für Geowissenschaften (in German). 41 . ISSN 2196-3495 . Archived from the original on 2024-01-11. ^ a b Geology, British Museum (Natural History) Department of; Woodward, Arthur Smith (1891). Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History): Elasmobranchii (Acanthodii), Holocephali, ichthyodorulites, Ostracodermi, Dipnoi, and Teleostomi (Crossopterygii and chondrostean Actinopterygii) ^ "Fossil Friday #46: Elonichthys peltigerus #FossilFriday #fossil #fish #MazonCreek #Carboniferous #Pennsylvanian" . Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois - ESCONI . Retrieved 2024-12-22 .^ " . www.si.edu . 17 Oct 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-22 .
