Psilichthys
| Psilichthys Temporal range: Lower Cretaceous
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Chordata
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| Genus: | †Psilichthys Hall, 1900
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| †Psilichthys selwyni Hall, 1900
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Psilichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish from the Lower Cretaceous epoch of what is now Victoria, Australia.[2] It has previously been referred to the family Birgeriidae; however it was removed from this family due to differences with Birgeria.[3][4]
See also[]
- Prehistoric fish
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References[]
- ^ "Palaeonisciformes". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ^ Waldman, M., 1971, A re-examination of Psilichthys selwyni Hall, from the Lower Cretaceous of Victoria: Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 84:263–265
- ^ Romano, C. & Brinkmann, W. (2009). "Reappraisal of the lower actinopterygian Birgeria stensioei ALDINGER, 1931 (Osteichthyes; Birgeriidae) from the Middle Triassic of Monte San Giorgio (Switzerland) and Besano (Italy)". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen. 252: 17–31. doi:10.1127/0077-7749/2009/0252-0017.
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