Tylerichthys
Tylerichthys Temporal range: Lutetian[1] | |
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fossil of T. nuchalis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Suborder: | Acanthuroidei |
Family: | Acanthuridae |
Genus: | Tylerichthys Blot 1980 |
species | |
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Tylerichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric surgeonfish that lived in a coral reef during the Lutetian epoch of what is now Monte Bolca, Italy.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
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