Varasichthys
Varasichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Oxfordian stage of the Late Jurassic epoch.[1] Fossils have been found in the Domeyko Range of Antofagasta Region, northern Chile.[3] The genus has been compared with other South American fishes as Luisiella and Protoclupea.[4]
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| Genus: | Varasichthys |
| Species: | V. ariasi |
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| Varasichthys Arratia 1981 | |
Restoration
See also
- Prehistoric fish
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References
- Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- "Pachycormiformes". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
- Arratia, 1981, p.112
- Arratia, 1981, p.124
Bibliography
- Arratia, Gloria. 1981. Varasichthys ariasi n. gen. et sp. from the Upper Jurassic of Chile (Pisces, Teleostei, Varasichthyidae n. fam.). Palaeontographica Abteilung A Band A175. 107-139. Accessed 2018-05-19.
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