Pachycormiformes

Pachycormiformes
Temporal range: Late Triassic to Late Cretaceous
Hypsocormus of the Pachycormidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Osteichthyes
Order: †Pachycormiformes
Families

Pachycormidae

Pachycormiformes is an extinct order of ray-finned fish known from Mesozoic deposits from Eurasia and the Americas. They were characterized by having serrated pectoral fins, reduced pelvic fins and a bony rostrum. Their relations with other fish are unclear.

Some sources place Ichthyodectidae herein too, but these seem to be somewhat more advanced Teleostei.

Timeline of genera


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