Charitosomus

Charitosomus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish. They were nektonic carnivores in life.[1]

Charitosomus
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gonorynchiformes
Family: Gonorynchidae
Genus: †Charitosomus
Species
  • †Charitosomus formosus von der Marck 1885
  • †Charitosomus hakelensis Davis 1887
  • †Charitosomus lineolatus Picktet and Humbert 1866
  • †Charitosomus major Woodward 1901

See also
  • Prehistoric fish
  • List of prehistoric bony fish

References
  1. "†Charitosomus Marck 1885 (ray-finned fish)". Fossilworks. Macquarie University. Retrieved 17 August 2017.


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