Chongichthys
Chongichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Oxfordian stage of the Late Jurassic epoch.[1] Fossils of the genus have been found in the Quebrada El Profeta of Chile.[2]
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| Family: | Chongichthyidae |
| Genus: | Chongichthys |
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| C. dentatus Arratia 1982 | |
See also
- Prehistoric fish
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References
- Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- Chongichthys at Fossilworks.org
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