Pycnodontiformes

Translingual

Etymology

From †Pycnodus +‎ -iformes.

Proper noun

†Pycnodontiformes

1. A taxonomic order within the subclass Neopterygii – certain extinct small to middle-sized bony fish that lived from the Late Triassic to the Eocene.

Hyponyms

• (order): †Brembodontidae, †Coccodontidae, †Gebrayelichthyidae, †Gladiopycnodontidae, †Gyrodontidae, †Hadrodontidae, †Mesturidae, †Pycnodontidae – families

Descendants

• → English: pycnodontiform, pycnodont

References

• Pycnodontiformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pycnodontiformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Pycnodontiformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• “Pycnodontiformes”, in Paleobiology Database, 2025