Cornuboniscus
| Cornuboniscus Temporal range:
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| Cornuboniscus Budensis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Chordata
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| Genus: | Cornuboniscus
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Cornuboniscus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Tournaisian stage of the Mississippian epoch.[1]
Location[]
Cornubonisus was named after the island of Cornubian and species name after the coastal town of Bude in Cornwall. The type specimen is held in the town's Castle Heritage Centre.
See also[]
- Prehistoric fish
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References[]
- ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
- ^ "Palaeonisciformes". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
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