Argillichthys
Appearance
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Argillichthys Temporal range: Ypresian
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Genus: | Argillichthys
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Species: | A. toombsi
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Argillichthys toombsi Casier 1966
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Argillichthys toombsi is an extinct lizardfish from the Ypresian-aged London Clay Formation from Lower Eocene England. It is known from a skull.
See also
Other notable extinct Cenozoic aulopiforms include:
- Alepisaurus paronai, an extinct lancetfish that lived in middle Miocene Piemonte
- Polymerichthys, another extinct alepisauroid from Middle Miocene Japan
References
- ^ "Fossilworks: Argillichthys". Paleodb.org. Retrieved 2016-02-24.