Gebrayelichthyidae
| Gebrayelichthyidae Temporal range: Lower Cenomanian[1] | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pycnodontiformes |
| Superfamily: | Coccodontoidea |
| Family: | Gebrayelichthyidae |
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Gebrayelichthyidae is a family of extinct pycnodontid fish, with a superficially shrimpfish-like appearance that lived during the lower Cenomanian.[1]
The family is composed of two genera, the type genus, Gebrayelichthys, and the monotypic Maraldichthys.[1] The Gebrayelichthyids are highly modified in appearance, having their bodies compressed and vertebrae elongated.
Gebrayelichthyidae, together with Gladiopycnodontidae and Coccodontidae, make up the pycnodontid superfamily Coccodontoidea.
See also
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.
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