Graphiurichthys

Graphiurichthys
Temporal range: Early Carnian
Specimen of G. callopterus, Natural History Museum, Vienna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinistia
Order: Coelacanthiformes
Genus: †Graphiurichthys
White & Moy-Thomas, 1937
Species:
†G. callopterus
Binomial name
†Graphiurichthys callopterus
(Kner, 1866)
Synonyms
  • †Graphiuricthys White & Moy-Thomas, 1937
  • †Graphiurus Kner, 1866

Graphiurichthys is an extinct genus of marine coelacanth known from the Late Triassic of Europe. It contains a single species, G. callopterus, from the Carnian-aged Raibl Formation of Austria. It is among the few coelacanths to display expanded fin rays.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. ↑ Christophe Ferrante, Rossana Martini (2017). "Coelacanths from the Middle Triassic of Switzerland and the pace of actinistian evolution". Research & Knowledge. 3: 2. doi:10.14456/RANDK.2017.28.
  3. ↑ Ferrante, Christophe; Cavin, Lionel (2025-06-06). "A deep dive into the coelacanth phylogeny". PLOS ONE. 20 (6) e0320214. Bibcode:2025PLoSO..2020214F. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0320214. ISSN 1932-6203.