Pholidophoristion

Pholidophoristion
Temporal range: Late Jurassic–Early Cretaceous
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: †Ankylophoriformes
Family: †Ankylophoridae
Genus: †Pholidophoristion
Woodward, 1941
Species[1]
  • †P. micronyx (Agassiz, 1844)
  • †P. ornatus (Agassiz, 1844)
  • †P. ovatus (Wagner, 1860)
  • †P. spaethi (Taverne, 1981)

Pholidophoristion is an extinct genus of stem-teleost ray-finned fish that lived in what is now Europe from the Late Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b Taverne, L. (2013). "Osteology and relationships of Songaichthys luctacki gen. et sp. nov. (Teleostei, Ankylophoriformes ord. nov.) from the Middle Jurassic (Songa Limestones) of Kisangani (Democratic Republic of the Congo)" (PDF). Geo-Eco-Trop. 37 (1): 33–52.
  2. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.


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