Gyrosteus
| Gyrosteus Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | †Chondrosteiformes |
| Family: | †Chondrosteidae |
| Genus: | †Gyrosteus Agassiz, 1843 |
| Species: | †G. mirabilis
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| †Gyrosteus mirabilis Agassiz, 1843
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Gyrosteus mirabilis is an extinct ray-finned fish that lived during the Jurassic. It was found near Whitby, United Kingdom and was about 5 m (17 ft) long.[1]
References
- ^ "Gyrosteus". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
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