Archichthys

Genus of fishes

Archichthys
Temporal range: Carboniferous
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Sarcopterygii
Family:
Rhizodontidae
Genus:
Archichthys Hancock and Atthey, 1870
Species:
A. portlockii Portlock, 1843
Synonyms
  • Strepsodus sulcidens Hancock and Atthey, 1870
  • Archichthys sulcidens Hancock and Atthey, 1870

Archichthys is a genus of rhizodont lobe-finned fish that lived throughout the Carboniferous period. Fossils have been found in Northern Ireland and England.[1]

References

  1. ^ Jeffery, Jonathan E. (2006). "The Carboniferous fish genera Strepsodus and Archichthys (Sarcopterygii: Rhizodontida): Clarifying 150 years of confusion". Palaeontology. 49 (1): 113–132. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2005.00531.x.

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  • Fossil specimen: NEWHM NEWHM: G59.64 d – Holotype
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