Corusichthys

Corusichthys is an extinct marine pycnodontiform that lived during the Late Cretaceous of what is now Lebanon. It contains a single species, C. megacephalus from the late Cenomanian-aged Haqel site of the Sannine Formation.^[1][2][3]

Life restoration

Corusichthys Temporal range: Late Cenomanian[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Holotype specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	†Pycnodontiformes
Family:	†Coccodontidae
Genus:	†Corusichthys Taverne & Capasso, 2014
Species:	†C. megacephalus
Binomial name
†Corusichthys megacephalus Taverne & Capasso, 2014

C. megacephalus is known from a 34 mm long fossil. It had plates arranged like a helmet around its head, and had a massive, triangular spine on its dorsal side.^[1] C. megacephalus is closely related the genera Trewavasia and Hensodon, as well as Coccodus.^[1][4][5]

See also

• Paleontology portal
• Fish portal

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish