Allothrissops Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | † Ichthyodectiformes |
Genus: | †
Allothrissops Nybelin, 1964 |
Species | |
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Allothrissops is an extinct genus of marine ray-finned fish in the family Ichthyodectiformes, or bulldog fish. [1] It is known from the Late Jurassic of Germany, where it has been found in the famous Solnhofen Limestone. [2] [3]
The following species are known: [1]
Formerly placed with several other genera in the family Allothrissopidae, more recent studies have found this placement to be paraphyletic, and it is now placed as a basal ichthyodectiform. [1] [3]