Araripichthys

Araripichthys; Temporal range: Aptian-Coniacian; ~125–89.3 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Fossil of Araripichthys
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Subclass:	Neopterygii
Infraclass:	Teleostei
Order:	†Araripichthyiformes; Nelson et al., 2016
Family:	†Araripichthyidae; Silva Santos, 1985
Genus:	†Araripichthys; Silva Santos, 1985
Species
	†A. axelrodi Maisey & Moody, 2001; †A. castilhoi Silva Santos, 1985 (Type); †A. corythophorus Cavin, 1997; †A. weberi Alvarado-Ortega & Brito, 2011;

Araripichthys is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish that lived from the Aptian to Coniacian stages of the Cretaceous period.^[1] The genus is named after the Araripe Basin, where it was found in the Crato and Santana Formations. Other fossils of the genus have been found at Goulmima in Morocco, the Tlayua Formation of Mexico and the Apón Formation of Venezuela.^[2]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
^ ^a ^b Araripichthys at Fossilworks.org
^ Maisey, J. G.; Moody, J. M. (2001). "A review of the problematic extinct teleost fish Araripichthys, with a description of a new species from the Lower Cretaceous of Venezuela". American Museum Novitates (3324).
^ Alvarado-Ortega, J.; Brito, P. M. (2011). "A new species of Araripichthys (Teleostei, Elopocephala) from the Tlayúa Formation (Cretaceous, Albian), Mexico". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 31 (6): 1376–1381. doi:10.1080/02724634.2011.602779.

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[sepkoskidb-1] Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.

[FWAraripichthys-2] Araripichthys at Fossilworks.org

[Maisey2001-3] Maisey, J. G.; Moody, J. M. (2001). "A review of the problematic extinct teleost fish Araripichthys, with a description of a new species from the Lower Cretaceous of Venezuela". American Museum Novitates (3324).

[Alvarado2011-4] Alvarado-Ortega, J.; Brito, P. M. (2011). "A new species of Araripichthys (Teleostei, Elopocephala) from the Tlayúa Formation (Cretaceous, Albian), Mexico". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 31 (6): 1376–1381. doi:10.1080/02724634.2011.602779.

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Araripichthys Temporal range: Aptian-Coniacian ~125–89.3 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ^[1]^[2]

Fossil of Araripichthys
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Subclass:	Neopterygii
Infraclass:	Teleostei
Order:	†Araripichthyiformes Nelson et al., 2016
Family:	†Araripichthyidae Silva Santos, 1985
Genus:	†Araripichthys Silva Santos, 1985
Species
†A. axelrodi Maisey & Moody, 2001^[3] †A. castilhoi Silva Santos, 1985 (Type) †A. corythophorus Cavin, 1997 †A. weberi Alvarado-Ortega & Brito, 2011^[4]