Gonatodus

Gonatodus is an extinct genus of palaeonisciform fish that lived during the Tournaisian stage of the Mississippian epoch.[1] It is a member of the family Elonichthyidae.

Gonatodus
Temporal range: Tournaisian[1]
Fossil of Gonatodus brainerdi in the Field Museum of Natural History.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Subphylum:
Vertebrata
Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Palaeonisciformes
Family:
Elonichthyidae
Genus:
Gonatodus

Traquair, 1877

See also
  • Prehistoric fish
  • List of prehistoric bony fish

References
  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-04-24.


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