Guildayichthyidae Temporal range: Mississippian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Fossil of Discoserra pectinodon | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | †Guildayichthyiformes Lund, 2000 |
Family: | †Guildayichthyidae Lund, 2000 |
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Guildayichthyidae is a prehistoric family of marine fish from the Mississippian Bear Gulch Limestone of Montana. It is the only family in the order Guildayichthyiformes. Guildayichthyids possess an uncommon mixture of primitive and modern characteristics in their skull bones.
Taxonomy
This family consists of the following genera and species:
- Genus Guildayichthys Lund, 2000
- Species Guildayichthys carnegiei Lund, 2000
- Genus Discoserra Lund, 2000
- Species Discoserra pectinodon Lund, 2000
References
- ^ Lund, Richard (2000). "The new Actinopterygian order Guildayichthyiformes from the Lower Carboniferous of Montana (USA)" (PDF). Geodiversitas. 22 (2): 171–206.
- Albert, James S.; Johnson, Derek M. (23 November 2011). "Diversity and Evolution of Body Size in Fishes". Evolutionary Biology. 39 (3): 324–340. doi:10.1007/s11692-011-9149-0. S2CID 255346377.
- "Exquisitely-Preserved Guildayichthys Mississippian Bear Gulch Fish". FossilMall.
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