Allothrissops

Allothrissops
Temporal range: Kimmeridgian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Stem group: Teleostei
Order: †Ichthyodectiformes
Genus: †Allothrissops
dNybelin, 1964
Species

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Allothrissops is an extinct genus of marine ray-finned fish in the order Ichthyodectiformes, or bulldog fish. It is known from the Late Jurassic of Germany, where it has been found in the famous Solnhofen Limestone.

The following species are known:

Formerly placed with several other genera in the family Allothrissopidae, more recent studies have found this placement to be paraphyletic, and it is now placed as a basal ichthyodectiform.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  2. ↑ Ebert, Martin; Kölbl-Ebert, Martina; Lane, Jennifer A. (2015-01-28). "Fauna and Predator-Prey Relationships of Ettling, an Actinopterygian Fish-Dominated Konservat-Lagerstätte from the Late Jurassic of Southern Germany". PLOS ONE. 10 (1) e0116140. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1016140E. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0116140. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4309457. PMID 25629970.
  3. 1 2 Cavin, Lionel; Forey, Peter L.; Giersch, Samuel (2013). "Osteology of Eubiodectes libanicus (Pictet & Humbert, ) and some other ichthyodectiformes (Teleostei): phylogenetic implications". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 11 (2): 115–177. Bibcode:2013JSPal..11..115C. doi:10.1080/14772019.2012.691559. ISSN 1477-2019. S2CID 83807640.