Caturidae
Caturidae is an extinct family of fishes belonging to the order Amiiformes (which contains the modern bowfin) which ranges from the Jurassic (possibly Triassic) to Cretaceous. Members of the family include Caturus, Strobilodus, Amblysemius, and Catutoichthys.[1]
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| Fossil specimen of Caturus furcatus from Germany, Upper Jurassic | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Amiiformes |
| Superfamily: | †Caturoidea |
| Family: | †Caturidae Owen, 1860 |
References
- Gouiric-Cavalli, Soledad (2016-06-09). "A new Late Jurassic halecomorph fish from the marine Vaca Muerta Formation, Argentina, southwestern Gondwana". Fossil Record. 19 (2): 119–129. doi:10.5194/fr-19-119-2016. ISSN 2193-0074.
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