Argillichthys
| Argillichthys Temporal range: Ypresian | |
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| Artist's reconstruction | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Aulopiformes Regan, 1911 |
| Family: | Synodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Synodontinae |
| Genus: | Argillichthys |
| Species: | A. toombsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Argillichthys toombsi Casier 1966 | |
Argillichthys toombsi is an extinct lizardfish from the Ypresian-aged London Clay Formation from Lower Eocene England. It is known from a skull.
See also
Other notable extinct Cenozoic aulopiforms include:
- Alepisaurus paronai, an extinct lancetfish that lived in middle Miocene Piemonte
- Polymerichthys, another extinct alepisauroid from Middle Miocene Japan
References
- ↑ "Fossilworks: Argillichthys". Paleodb.org. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
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