Euthynotus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the early Toarcian stage of the Early Jurassic epoch.[1] It is generally considered the basalmost pachycormiform.[3]

Euthynotus
Temporal range: Early Toarcian[1]
Euthynotus incognitus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pachycormiformes
Family: Pachycormidae
Genus: Euthynotus
Agassiz, 1843
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Species

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Life restoration

Euthynotus has two species classified within it:[4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ "†Euthynotus (ray-finned fish)". fossilworks. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  3. ^ Wretman, Lovisa; Blom, Henning; Kear, Benjamin P. (2016-09-02). "Resolution of the Early Jurassic actinopterygian fish Pachycormus and a dispersal hypothesis for Pachycormiformes". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 36 (5): e1206022. Bibcode:2016JVPal..36E6022W. doi:10.1080/02724634.2016.1206022. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 89338085.
  4. ^ "†Euthynotus (ray-finned fish)". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 1 December 2022.