Opsithrissops

Opsithrissops is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Thanetian stage of the Paleocene epoch. It is a 120 centimetres (3.9 ft) fish^[2] in the family Osteoglossiformes which includes other bony-tongues such as the extant species of arowana and arapaima.^[3]

Opsithrissops Temporal range: Thanetian[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Osteoglossiformes
Family:	Osteoglossidae
Genus:	†Opsithrissops Daniltshenko, 1968
Type species
Opsithrissops osseus Danilchenko, 1968

See also

• Paleontology portal
• Fish portal

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish