Rhinconichthys
| Rhinconichthys taylori Temporal range: Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pachycormiformes |
| Family: | Pachycormidae |
| Genus: | Rhinconichthys Friedman et al., 2010 |
| Species: | R. taylori |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhinconichthys taylori Friedman et al., 2010 | |
Rhinconichthys taylori is an extinct species of bony fish which existed during the upper Cretaceous period.[1] It is the only species in the genus Rhinconichthys.
Along with its close cousins the great white shark-size or larger Bonnerichthys and the immense Leedsichthys, Rhinconichthys forms a line of giant filter-feeding bony pachycormid fish that swam the Jurassic and Cretaceous seas for over 100 million years.
References
- β Matt Friedman, Kenshu Shimada, Larry D. Martin, Michael J. Everhart, Jeff Liston, Anthony Maltese & Michael Triebold (2010). "100-million-year dynasty of giant planktivorous bony fishes in the Mesozoic seas". Science 327 (5968): 990β993. doi:10.1126/science.1184743. PMID 20167784.