Guntherichthys

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Guntherichthys
Temporal range: late Mississippian/early Pennsylvanian
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Guntherichthys

Mickle, 2011
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Guntherichthys lehiensis
Mickle, 2011

Guntherichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the late Mississippian/early Pennsylvanian in what is now Utah, United States. Fossils were recovered from the Manning Canyon Shale. The genus is named after Lloyd Gunther.[1]

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  1. ^ Mickle, Kathryn E. (2011). "The early actinopterygian fauna of the Manning Canyon Shale Formation (upper Mississippian, lower Pennsylvanian) of Utah, U.S.A." Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 31 (5): 962–980. Bibcode:2011JVPal..31..962M. doi:10.1080/02724634.2011.595622. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 129224357.