Joffrichthys

Joffrichthys
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclass: Osteichthyes
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Osteoglossidae
Genus: Joffrichthys

Joffrichthys is a genus of prehistoric bony fish. This North American genus includes two species, J. symmetropterus and J. triangulpterus. The latter species is known from the Paleocene of the Sentinel Butte Formation of North Dakota.[1]

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References

  1. Newbreya, M. G.; Bozekb, M. A. (2000). "A New Species of Joffrichthys (Teleostei: Osteoglossidae) from the Sentinel Butte Formation, (Paleocene) of North Dakota, USA". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 20 (1): 12–20. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2000)020[0012:ANSOJT]2.0.CO;2. Retrieved 2006-04-14.
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