Gardinerichthys

Genus of fishes

Gardinerichthys
Temporal range: Early Permian–Middle Permian
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Palaeonisciformes[1]
Genus:
Gardinerichthys

Heyler, 1976
Type species
Gardinerichthys latus
Heyler, 1976
Other species
  • G. tewarii Gupta et al., 1978

Gardinerichthys is an extinct genus of freshwater actinopterygian bony fish from the Cisuralian (early Permian) epoch of Germany (Rhineland-Palatine, Saarland), and the middle Permian of India (Jammu and Kashmir).[2] The type species, G. latus, was discovered in Asselian aged layers (Rotliegend).[2]

The genus is named after British palaeontologist and zoologist Brian G. Gardiner (1932–2021), the second part of the name means 'fish' in Greek: ἰχθῦς (ikhthûs).

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Palaeonisciformes". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Romano, Carlo; Koot, Martha B.; Kogan, Ilja; Brayard, Arnaud; Minikh, Alla V.; Brinkmann, Winand; Bucher, Hugo; Kriwet, Jürgen (2016). "Permian-Triassic Osteichthyes (bony fishes): diversity dynamics and body size evolution". Biological Reviews. 91 (1): 106–147. doi:10.1111/brv.12161. PMID 25431138. S2CID 5332637.

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  • Bony fish in the online Sepkoski Database
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Taxon identifiers
Gardinerichthys


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