Pachycormidae
Pachycormidae is an extinct family of ray-finned fish known from Mesozoic deposits from Eurasia and the Americas. They were characterized by having serrated pectoral fins (though more recent studies demonstrated that fin shape diversity in this group was high[1]), reduced pelvic fins and a bony rostrum. Certain members of the group were large filter-feeding planktivores. Their relations with other fish are unclear.
Pachycormidae Temporal range: Late Triassic to Late Cretaceous | |
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Size chart of notable genera | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | †Pachycormiformes |
Family: | †Pachycormidae Woodward, 1895 |
Genera | |
Phylogeny
Cladogram after Friedman et al. (2010).[2]
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Sources/external links
- http://www.courtenaymuseum.ca/paleo/paleo/pachycor.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20081025044133/http://www.palaeos.com/Vertebrates/Units/100Neopterygii/100.600.html
- http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/data/327/5968/990/DC1/1
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References
- https://peerj.com/articles/7675/
- Matt Friedman; Kenshu Shimada; Larry D. Martin; Michael J. Everhart; Jeff Liston; Anthony Maltese; Michael Triebold (2010). "100-million-year dynasty of giant planktivorous bony fishes in the Mesozoic seas". Science. 327 (5968): 990–993. doi:10.1126/science.1184743. PMID 20167784.
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