Eutrichiurides

Eutrichiurides
Temporal range: Paleogene
Fossil teeth of Eutrichiurides goberti from Khouribga (Morocco)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Trichiuridae
Genus: Eutrichiurides
Casier 1944

Eutrichiurides is an extinct genus of prehistoric cutlass fish.[1][2]

Similar and related genera include the extant Aphanopus, Trichiurides and Trichiurus. [3] These fishes lived in the Paleogene period, from 55.8 to 48.6 mya. [3]

Species

Species within this genus include: [4]

Description

Eutrichiurides species were long and slender, blade-shaped fishes with elongated jaws possessing fangs and needle-shaped teeth. [5]

Distribution

Fossils of Eutrichiurides have been found the Paleocene fossil sediments of India, Pakistan and Morocco. [3]

See also

References

  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. Paleontologia
  3. 1 2 3 Fossilworks
  4. Scombroidei
  5. Paleodirect
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