Tomognathus
Tomognathus was a halecomorph fish related to the modern bowfin that lived in the Cretaceous Period. It was named by Dixon in 1850.
| Tomognathus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Superclass: | |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | |
| Genus: | Tomognathus Dixon, 1850 |
The name Tomognathus was also later applied to a modern species of ant by Mayr in 1861. But since the name was already taken it came instead to be classified as Harpagoxenus.
References
- Cavin, Lionel; Giner, Stephen (2012). "A large halecomorph fish (Actinopterygii: Holostei) from the Valanginian (Early Cretaceous) of southeast France". Cretaceous Research. 37: 201–208. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2012.03.020.
- Forey, Peter L.; Patterson, Colin (2006). "Description and systematic relationships of †Tomognathus, an enigmatic fish from the English chalk". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology (2): 157–184. doi:10.1017/S1477201905001719.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.