Guildayichthyidae
Appearance
Guildayichthyidae Temporal range:
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Fossil ofDiscoserra pectinodon | |
Scientific classification![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | †Guildayichthyiformes Lund, 2000 |
Family: | †Guildayichthyidae Lund, 2000 |
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Guildayichthyidaeis a prehistoric family of marine fish from theMississippianBear Gulch LimestoneofMontana.[1][2]It is the only family in the orderGuildayichthyiformes.Guildayichthyids possess an uncommon mixture of primitive and modern characteristics in their skull bones.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]This family consists of the following genera and species:[1]
- GenusGuildayichthysLund, 2000
- SpeciesGuildayichthys carnegieiLund, 2000
- GenusDiscoserraLund, 2000
- SpeciesDiscoserra pectinodonLund, 2000
References
[edit]- ^abLund, Richard (2000)."The new Actinopterygian order Guildayichthyiformes from the Lower Carboniferous of Montana (USA)"(PDF).Geodiversitas.22(2): 171–206.
- ^Albert, James S.; Johnson, Derek M. (23 November 2011). "Diversity and Evolution of Body Size in Fishes".Evolutionary Biology.39(3): 324–340.doi:10.1007/s11692-011-9149-0.S2CID255346377.
- ^"Exquisitely-Preserved Guildayichthys Mississippian Bear Gulch Fish".FossilMall.