Koonwarria
| Koonwarria Temporal range: Early Cretaceous | |
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| reconstruction of adult and juvenile | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pachycormiformes |
| (unranked): | Archaeomaenidae[1] |
| Family: | Koonwarriidae |
| Genus: | Koonwarria |
| Species: | K. manifrons |
| Binomial name | |
| Koonwarria manifrons Waldman, 1971[1] | |
Koonwarria manifrons is an extinct prehistoric ray-finned fish[2] that lived in a polar lake in what is now Koonwarra, Victoria, Australia.[1]
Koonwarria manifrons shares many anatomical similarities with the family Archaeomaenidae, and is assumed to be descended from the archaeomaenids, but, is regarded as distinct enough to be placed in its own monotypic family, Koonwarriidae.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 Waldman, Michael. Fish from the freshwater Lower Cretaceous of Victoria, Australia: with comments on the palaeo-environment. No. 9. Palaeontological Association, 1971.
- ↑ 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.
External links
- "Pachycormiformes". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
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