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| '''''Cooyoo''''' is a primitive ] found in ] strata of ], ]. As with all other ichthyodectids, it was a predator of smaller fish. |
'''''Cooyoo''''' is a primitive ] found in ] strata of ], ]. As with all other ichthyodectids, it was a predator of smaller fish. The type species is ''C. australis'' | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Cooyoo Temporal range: Cretaceous | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Superorder: | Osteoglossomorpha |
| Order: | Ichthyodectiformes |
| Family: | Ichthyodectidae |
| Genus: | Cooyoo Bartholomai & Less, 1987 |
| Species: | C. australis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cooyoo australis Bartholomai & Less, 1987 | |
Cooyoo is a primitive ichthyodectid found in Cretaceous strata of Queensland, Australia. As with all other ichthyodectids, it was a predator of smaller fish. The type species is C. australis
References
- Bartholomai; Less (1987). "Cretaceous actinopterygian (Class Pisces) Cooyoo australis from Queensland". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Cooyoo australis | |
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