Thrissops

Thrissops (from Greek: θρῐ́ξ thrix, 'hair' and Greek: ὄψις ópsis 'look')^[1] is an extinct genus of stem-teleost fish from the Jurassic period (Kimmeridgian to Tithonian).^[2] Its fossils are known from the Solnhofen Limestone,^[3] as well as the Kimmeridge Clay.

Thrissops Temporal range: Kimmeridgian–Tithonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Thrissops formosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	†Ichthyodectiformes
Genus:	†Thrissops Agassiz, 1833

Thrissops was a fast predatory fish up to 90 centimetres (35 in) long,^[4] that fed on other bony fish.^[5] It had a streamlined body with a deeply cleft tail and only very small pelvic fins. Thrissops was one of the smaller members of the order Ichthyodectiformes, which also included larger representatives like Xiphactinus and Saurodon.^[6]