Acrognathus

Acrognathus
Temporal range: Upper Cenomanian to Turonian, 95–89 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Aulopiformes
Family: Chlorophthalmidae
Genus: Acrognathus
Agassiz, 1836
Type species
Acrognathus boops
Agassiz, 1836
Species
  • A. boops Agassiz, 1836
  • A. dodgei Hay, 1903
  • A. libanicus Woodward, 1901

Acrognathus (from Greek: άκρος ákros, 'high' and Greek: γνάθος gnáthos 'jaw')[1] is an extinct genus[2] of ray-finned fish belonging to the order Aulopiformes.[3] Although no extensive systematic analysis has been performed, it is tentatively placed with the greeneyes in the family Chlorophthalmidae, making it the oldest representative of that family.[4]

The following species are known:[3]

  • A. boops Agassiz, 1836 (late Cenomanian/Coniacian to Turonian of the United Kingdom)[5]
  • A. dodgei Hay, 1903 (late Cenomanian of Lebanon)
  • A. libanicus Woodward, 1901 (late Cenomanian of Lebanon)

References

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  1. ^ Roberts, George (1839). An etymological and explanatory dictionary of the terms and language of geology. London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans. p. 3. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. ^ 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 23 February 2009.
  3. ^ a b "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  4. ^ Davis, Matthew P.; Fielitz, Christopher (2010-12-01). "Estimating divergence times of lizardfishes and their allies (Euteleostei: Aulopiformes) and the timing of deep-sea adaptations". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 57 (3): 1194–1208. Bibcode:2010MolPE..57.1194D. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.09.003. ISSN 1055-7903.
  5. ^ Friedman, Matt; Beckett, Hermione T.; Close, Roger A.; Johanson, Zerina (2016). "The English Chalk and London Clay: two remarkable British bony fish Lagerstätten". Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 430 (1): 165–200. Bibcode:2016GSLSP.430..165F. doi:10.1144/SP430.18. ISSN 0305-8719.