Archichthys

Archichthys is a genus of rhizodont[1] lobe-finned fish that lived during the Carboniferous period. Holotype of this fish was found in Northumberland, UK.

Archichthys
Temporal range: Late Carboniferous
310–312 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Sarcopterygii
Family:
Rhizodontidae
Genus:
Archichthys Portlock, 1843
Species:
A. portlockii Portlock, 1843
Synonyms
  • Strepsodus sulcidens Hancock and Atthey, 1870
  • Archichthys sulcidens Hancock and Atthey, 1870

References
  1. J. E. Jeffery. 2006. The Carboniferous fish genera Strepsodus and Archichthys (Sarcopterygii: Rhizodontida): clarifying 150 years of confusion. Palaeontology 49(1):113-132


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