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Elonichthys

Extinct genus of fishes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Elonichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish.[1][2] The genus is represented by several species from Carboniferous and Permian of Europe, Greenland, South Africa, and North America.[2]

Quick facts: Elonichthys Temporal range Carboniferous–Per...
Elonichthys
Temporal range: CarboniferousPermian
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Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Palaeonisciformes
Family: Elonichthyidae
Genus: Elonichthys
Giebel, 1848
Type species
Elonichthys germari
Giebel, 1848
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Fossil of Elonichthys peltigerus in the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago