Cimolichthys

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Cimolichthys
Fossil range: Late Cretaceous
Cimolichthys nepaholica specimen, Denver museum.
Cimolichthys nepaholica specimen, Denver museum.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Superorder: Protacanthopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Cimolichthyidae
Genus: Cimolichthys
Leidy, 1857
Species
  • C. anceps Cope, 1872
  • C. nepaholica Cope, 1872
  • C. gladiolus Cope, 1872
  • C. levesiensis Leidy, 1857
  • C. semianceps Cope, 1872
  • C. sulcatus Cope, 1872

Cimolichthys ("White Clay Fish") is an extinct genus of predatory salmonid fish from the Late Cretaceous of North America and Europe.

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