Euthynotus
Euthynotus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Toarcian. It is the most basal pachycormiform. The second most basal is Pachycormus. Fossil remains have been found in Europe.
Description
[change | change source]Euthynotus had a slender body. The skull was quite long and narrow, with a slightly pointed snout. The dorsal fin was small and placed far away.
Systematics
[change | change source]Species
[change | change source]Euthynotus has two species:
- †Euthynotus incognitus Blainville, 1818
- †Euthynotus intermedius Agassiz, 1839
Synonyms
[change | change source]- Parathrissops Sauvage, 1891
Species info
[change | change source]Euthynotus incognitus
[change | change source]Euthynotus incognitus is a species of Euthynotus. It is very much well-known.
Euthynotus intermedius
[change | change source]Euthynotus intermedius is another species of Euthynotus. Unlike the other species, it's not well-known.
Paleoecology
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Like many pachycormiforms, Euthynotus was a predatory fish. The particularly long body of this fish made it very fast. It was a carnivore.
Related pages
[change | change source]- Orthocormus
- Pachycormus (fish)
- Nelumbo nucifera
- Heterolepidotus
- Semionotiformes
- Pike topminnow
- Blackstripe topminnow
References
[change | change source]- Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- "†Euthynotus (ray-finned fish)" Archived 2021-12-14 at the Wayback Machine. Fossilworks. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
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