Nozamichthys
| Nozamichthys Temporal range:
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
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| Genus: | †Nozamichthys Schultze & Bardack, 1987
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| †Nozamichthys contorta Schultze & Bardack, 1987
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Nozamichthys is an
bony fish that lived during the late Moscovian stage of the Pennsylvanian epoch in what is now Illinois, United States.[3][1] Fossils were collected from the Mazon Creek fossil beds. The first part of the genus name is Mazon spelled backwards, and the second part means 'fish' (Greek: ἰχθῦς ikhthûs).[3]
See also
- Prehistoric fish
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References
- ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ^ "Palaeonisciformes". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 19 Nov 2012.
- ^ .