Tharrhias

Tharrhias is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Aptian stage of the Early Cretaceous epoch.[1] The type species T. araripis is named after the Araripe Basin, in which it was found in sediments of the Santana Formation.

Tharrhias
Temporal range: Aptian
~125–112 Ma
Tharrhias araripis fossil in National Museum of Nature and Science
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Subphylum:
Vertebrata
Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Order:
Gonorhynchiformes
Genus:
Tharrhias
Binomial name
Tharrhias
Jordan and Branner 1908
Type species
Tharrhias araripis

Crab prezoea larvae have been found fossilised in the stomach contents of Tharrhias.[2]

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 2009-02-27.
  2. John G. Maisey & Maria da Gloria P. de Carvalho (1995). "First records of fossil sergestid decapods and fossil brachyuran crab larvae (Arthropoda, Crustacea), with remarks on some supposed palaemonid fossils, from the Santana Formation (Aptian-Albian, NE Brazil)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates. 3132: 1–20.


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