Argillichthys

Argillichthys is an extinct marine lizardfish known from the Lower Eocene. It contains a single species, A. toombsi, from the Ypresian-aged London Clay Formation in England. It is known from a skull. It is thought to be a stem-member of Synodontidae.^[1][2][3]

Argillichthys Temporal range: Ypresian, 54–50 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Artist's reconstruction
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Aulopiformes
Family:	Synodontidae
Genus:	†Argillichthys Casier, 1966
Species:	†A. toombsi
Binomial name
†Argillichthys toombsi Casier, 1966

See also

• Paleontology portal

Other notable extinct Cenozoic aulopiforms include:

• Alepisaurus paronai, an extinct lancetfish that lived in middle Miocene Piemonte
• Polymerichthys, another extinct alepisauroid from Middle Miocene Japan