Tarrasiiformes
Tarrasiiformes Temporal range:
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†Paratarrasius hibbardi Lund and Melton Jr. 1982 from the Mississippian (Serpukhovian) Heath Formation of Bear Gulch, Montana | |
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Tarasiiformes is an extinct order of prehistoric ray-finned fish.[2]
Taxonomy[]
- Order †Tarrasiiformes sensu Lund & Poplin 2002 [Haplistia][3][4][5]
- Family †Tarrasiidae Traquair 1881 emend. Woodward 1891
- Genus † Lund ex Frickinger 1991 nomen novum
- Species † Lund ex Frickinger 1991 nomen novum
- Genus †Paratarrasius Lund & Melton 1982
- Species †Paratarrasius hibbardi Lund & Melton 1982
- Genus †Tarrasius Traquair 1881
- Species † Traquair 1881
- Genus † Lund ex Frickinger 1991 nomen novum
- Family †Tarrasiidae Traquair 1881 emend. Woodward 1891
Timeline of genera[]
Tarrasius is an extinct genus of Tarasiiformes. Tarrasius problematicus (of Mississippian origin, ~ 350 Ma) featured a fully regionalized tetrapod-like spine divided into 5 distinct segments.[6][7] It is not considered a transitional fossil though, but an extreme example of convergent evolution.
See also[]
- Prehistoric fish
- List of prehistoric bony fish
- Convergent evolution
Bibliography[]
- Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
References[]
- ^ "Tarrasiiformes". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ^ Haaramo, Mikko (2007). "Chordata – lancets, tunicates, and vertebrates". Mikko's Phylogeny Archive. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ Nelson, Joseph S.; Grande, Terry C.; Wilson, Mark V. H. (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118342336.
- ^ van der Laan, Richard (2016). "Family-group names of fossil fishes". Cite journal requires
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(help) - ^ Lauren Cole Sallan (23 May 2012). "Tetrapod-like axial regionalization in an early ray-finned fish". Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 279 (1741): 3264–3271. doi:10.1098/rspb.2012.0784. PMC 3385743. PMID 22628471.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- ^ "Human-Like Spine Morphology Found in Aquatic Eel Fossil". Science Daily. May 22, 2012.
External links[]
Categories:
- Tarrasiiformes
- Carboniferous bony fish
- Prehistoric ray-finned fish orders