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Gasterorhamphosus

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Gasterorhamphosus
Temporal range: Campanian[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gasterosteiformes
Genus: Gasterorhamphosus
Sorbini 1981

Gasterorhamphosus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Campanian.[1] It is considered one of the oldest known relatives of the Syngnathiformes.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. ^ Brownstein, C D (2023-01-10). "Syngnathoid Evolutionary History and the Conundrum of Fossil Misplacement". Integrative Organismal Biology. 5 (1). doi:10.1093/iob/obad011. ISSN 2517-4843. PMC 10210065. PMID 37251781.