Caruichthys
Caruichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish[3] that lived during the Early Triassic epoch in what is now South Africa (Cradock District). It is known from a single specimen,[4] which was collected from the middle Beaufort Series (Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zone) of Doorn River.[1]
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| Family: | †Platysomidae? |
| Genus: | †Caruichthys Broom, 1913 |
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| †Caruichthys ornatus Broom, 1913 | |
References
- Brinkmann, Winand; Romano, Carlo; Bucher, Hugo; Ware, David; Jenks, Jim (2010). "Palaeobiogeography and stratigraphy of advanced gnathostomian fishes (Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes) in the Early Triassic and from selected Anisian localities (Report 1863–2009)" (PDF). Zentralblatt für Geologie und Paläontologie, Teil 2. 2009: 765–812..
- "Palaeonisciformes". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
- Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- Broom, Robert (1913). "On some fishes from the Lower and Middle Karroo, S. Africa". Annals of the South African Museum. 12: 1–5.
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