Varasichthys

Varasichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Oxfordian stage of the Late Jurassic epoch.[1] Fossils have been found in the Domeyko Range of Antofagasta Region, northern Chile.[3] The genus has been compared with other South American fishes as Luisiella and Protoclupea.[4]

Varasichthys Temporal range: Oxfordian[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Pachycormiformes[2]
Genus:	Varasichthys
Species:	V. ariasi
Binomial name
Varasichthys Arratia 1981

Restoration

See also

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish

References

1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
2. "Pachycormiformes". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
3. Arratia, 1981, p.112
4. Arratia, 1981, p.124

Bibliography

• Arratia, Gloria. 1981. Varasichthys ariasi n. gen. et sp. from the Upper Jurassic of Chile (Pisces, Teleostei, Varasichthyidae n. fam.). Palaeontographica Abteilung A Band A175. 107-139. Accessed 2018-05-19.