Stichopterus

Stichopterus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Early Cretaceous epoch.[1][2] It has been found in Russia (Murtoi Formation) and Mongolia.[2] The type species, Stichopterus woodwardi, was named and described in 1909. Since then, three other species have been named.

Stichopterus
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 125–112 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Subphylum:
Vertebrata
Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Genus:
†Stichopterus

Reis, 1909
Binomial name
†Stichopterus woodwardi
Reis, 1909
Genera
  • †Stichopterus gracilis (Rohon, 1890)
  • †Stichopterus popovi Jakovlev, 1986[1]
  • †Stichopterus reissi Jakovlev, 1977
  • †Stichopterus woodwardi Reis, 1909

See also
  • Prehistoric fish
  • List of prehistoric bony fish

References
  1. Y. N. Jakovlev. 1986. Acipenseriformes, in Nasekomye v rannemelovykh ekosistemakh zapadnoy Mongolii. The Joint Soviet-Mongolian Palaeontological Expedition 28:178-182
  2. 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.


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