Allothrissops - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Allothrissops is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish belonging to the Ichthyodectiformes.
Description
[change | change source]Allothrissops has an elongated body, a deeply forked tail with a lower lobe slightly longer than the upper one, a short skull and short jaws.
Fossils
[change | change source]- Allothrissops mesogaster
- Specimen at Natural History Museum, Gothenburg
- Allothrissops salmoneus
Species
[change | change source]- Allothrissops mesogaster Agassiz, 1834
- Allothrissops salmoneus de Blainville, 1818 (type)
- Allothrissops regleyi Thiollière, 1854
References
[change | change source]- "Fossilworks: Allothrissops" Archived 2021-12-12 at the Wayback Machine. fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.