Koonwarria
Koonwarria manifrons is an extinct prehistoric ray-finned fish[2] that lived in a polar lake in what is now Koonwarra, Victoria, Australia.[1] Fossils have been retrieved from the Strzelecki Group.
| Koonwarria Temporal range: Early Cretaceous | |
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| Family: | Koonwarriidae |
| Genus: | Koonwarria |
| Species: | K. manifrons |
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| Koonwarria manifrons Waldman, 1971[1] | |
Koonwarria manifrons shares many anatomical similarities with the family Archaeomaenidae, and is assumed to be descended from the archaeomaenids, but, is regarded as distinct enough to be placed in its own monotypic family, Koonwarriidae.[1]
See also
- Prehistoric fish
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References
- Waldman, Michael. Fish from the freshwater Lower Cretaceous of Victoria, Australia: with comments on the palaeo-environment. No. 9. Palaeontological Association, 1971.
- Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
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