Caproberyx

Caproberyx
Temporal range: Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclass: Osteichthyes
Class: Actinopterygii
Superorder: Acanthopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Genus: Caproberyx
Regan, 1911
Species
  • C. pharsus

Caproberyx is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish from the Cretaceous period of Africa and Europe. It has also been found in Kansas, USA.

Sources

  • Fishes of the World by Joseph S. Nelson
  • Kansas Geology: An Introduction to Landscapes, Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils by Rex Buchanan


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