Joffrichthys

Extinct genus of fishes

Joffrichthys
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Osteoglossidae
Genus: Joffrichthys
Li and Wilson, 1996

Joffrichthys is a genus of prehistoric bony fish. This North American genus includes three species, J. symmetropterus, J. tanyourus and J. triangulpterus. The last species is known from the Paleocene of the Sentinel Butte Formation of North Dakota.[1]

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References

  1. ^ Newbreya, M. G.; Bozekb, M. A. (2000). "A New Species of Joffrichthys (Teleostei: Osteoglossidae) from the Sentinel Butte Formation, (Paleocene) of North Dakota, USA". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 20 (1): 12–20. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2000)020[0012:ANSOJT]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 85584470. Retrieved 2006-04-14.
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