Cladocyclus
Cladocyclus (derived from the Greek κλάδος/kládos ("branch") and κύκλος/kýklos ("circle")[1]) is an extinct genus of Ichthyodectidae. It was a predatory fish of about 1.20 metres (3.9 ft) in length, found in the Albian Romualdo and Crato Formations of the Araripe Basin in northeastern Brazil.[2] A new species, Cladocyclus pankowskii, was discovered in the Cenomanian Akfabou Formation of Morocco in 2007,[3] and in the Upper Plattenkalk of Italy.[4]
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Genus: | Cladocyclus Agassiz, 1843 |
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Gallery
- Cladocyclus gardneri
- Fossil in Vienna
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References
- NOMENCLATOR ZOOLOGICUS – NOMENCLATORE ZOOLOGICO. Pisces
- "Cladocyclus Ichthyodectoid Cretaceous Fossil Fish". Paleo Direct Fossils & Artifacts. Archived from the original on July 9, 2009.
- Forey, Peter L.; Cavin, Lionel (2007). "A new species of Cladocyclus (Teleostei: Ichthyodectiformes) from the Cenomanian of Morocco" (PDF). Palaeontologia Electronica.
- Cladocyclus at Fossilworks.org
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