Rhinconichthys

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Rhinconichthys
Temporal range: Cenomanian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
†Pachycormiformes
Family:
†
Pachycormidae
Genus:
†Rhinconichthys

Friedman et al., 2010
Species

†R. taylori Friedman et al., 2010
†R. purgatoirensis Schumacher et al., 2016[1]
†R. uyenoi Schumacher et al., 2016[1]

Rhinconichthys is an extinct genus of

bony fish which existed during the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous.[2]

Along with its close cousins the

Jurassic
and Cretaceous seas for over 100 million years.

Description

Rhinconichthys was a medium-sized fish. R.uyenoi grew to around 3.4–4.5 metres (11–15 ft) long, while R.purgatoriensis was much smaller, around 2–2.7 metres (6.6–8.9 ft) long.[1]

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2015.12.017
    .
  2. S2CID 206524637
    .
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