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Gyrosteus

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Gyrosteus
Temporal range: Toarcian
Reconstruction of Gyrosteus mirabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Chondrosteiformes
Family:
Chondrosteidae
Genus:
Gyrosteus

Agassiz, 1843
Species
  • Gyrosteus mirabilis Agassiz 1844
  • Gyrosteus subdeltoideus Stinton & Torrens 1967

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

  1. ^ "Gyrosteus". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved March 16, 2012.


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