Euthynotus

Euthynotus Temporal range: Early Toarcian[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Euthynotus incognitus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	†Pachycormiformes
Family:	†Pachycormidae
Genus:	†Euthynotus Agassiz, 1843
Synonyms[2]
Parathrissops Sauvage, 1891

Euthynotus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the early Toarcian stage of the Early Jurassic epoch.[1] It is generally considered the basalmost pachycormiform.[3]

Species

Life restoration

Euthynotus has two species classified within it:[4]

• †Euthynotus incognitus Blainville, 1818
• †Euthynotus intermedius Agassiz, 1839

See also

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish

References

1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
2. "†Euthynotus (ray-finned fish)". fossilworks. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
3. Wretman, Lovisa; Blom, Henning; Kear, Benjamin P. (2016-09-02). "Resolution of the Early Jurassic actinopterygian fish Pachycormus and a dispersal hypothesis for Pachycormiformes". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 36 (5): e1206022. Bibcode:2016JVPal..36E6022W. doi:10.1080/02724634.2016.1206022. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 89338085.
4. "†Euthynotus (ray-finned fish)". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 1 December 2022.