Chardonius
| Chardonius Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Cohort: | Euteleostei |
| Genus: | †Chardonius Taverne, 1975 |
| Species: | †C. longicaudatus
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| †Chardonius longicaudatus Taverne, 1975
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Chardonius is an extinct genus of prehistoric freshwater ray-finned fish from the late Aptian or early Albian. It contains a single species, C. longicaudatus, from the Loia Beds of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1][2]
Its taxonomic placement is uncertain, and it has been alternatively classified as a "
salmoniform".[2][3] The latter classification is now thought to be a wastebasket treatment.[4] It is currently considered an indeterminate euteleost.[5]
Morphologically, it is notable for the extreme anterior insertion point of its
See also
- Prehistoric fish
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References
- ^ "PBDB Taxon". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ a b López-Arbarello, Adriana. "The record of Mesozoic fishes from Gondwana (excluding India and Madagascar)". Mesozoic Fishes 3 – Systematics, Paleoenvironments and Biodiversity.
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- ^ a b Clarke, J. (2015). Evolutionary patterns derived from 150 million years of morphological and functional evolution in neopterygian fishes (Thesis). Oxford University, UK.
- ISSN 0094-8373.