Biology:Caruichthys

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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes


Caruichthys
Temporal range: Early Triassic[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Platysomidae?
Genus:
Caruichthys

Broom, 1913
Binomial name
Caruichthys ornatus
Broom, 1913

Caruichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish[3] that lived during the Early Triassic epoch in what is now South Africa (Cradock District). It is known from a single specimen,[4] which was collected from the middle Beaufort Series (Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zone) of Doorn River.[1]

See also

  • Prehistoric fish
  • List of prehistoric bony fish

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5047475 entry