Guntherichthys
Extinct genus of fishes
Guntherichthys Temporal range: late Mississippian/early Pennsylvanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Family: | incertae sedis |
Genus: | †Guntherichthys Mickle, 2011 |
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†Guntherichthys lehiensis Mickle, 2011 |
Guntherichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the late Mississippian/early Pennsylvanian in what is now Utah, United States. Fossils were recovered from the Manning Canyon Shale. The genus is named after Lloyd Gunther.[1]
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References
- ^ Mickle, Kathryn E. (2011). "The early actinopterygian fauna of the Manning Canyon Shale Formation (upper Mississippian, lower Pennsylvanian) of Utah, U.S.A." Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 31 (5): 962–980. Bibcode:2011JVPal..31..962M. doi:10.1080/02724634.2011.595622. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 129224357.
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