Corusichthys
| Corusichthys Temporal range: Lower Cenomanian[1] | |
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| artist's reconstruction | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pycnodontiformes |
| Family: | Coccodontidae[1] |
| Genus: | Corusichthys |
| Species: | C. megacephalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Corusichthys megacephalus | |
Corusichthys megacephalus is an extinct pycnodontid that lived during the lower Cenomanian of what is now Lebanon.[1] It had plates arranged like a helmet around its head, and had a massive, triangular spine on its dorsal side. C. megacephalus is closely related the genera Trewavasia and Hensodon, as well as Coccodus.
References
- 1 2 3 L. Taverne; L. Capasso (2014). "Ostéologie et phylogénie des Coccodontidae, une famille remarquable de poissons Pycnodontiformes du Crétacé supérieur marin du Liban, avec la description de deux nouveaux genres". Palaeontos. 25.
See also
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