Altamuraichthys

Altamuraichthys
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ichthyodectiformes
Family: Ichthyodectidae
Genus:
Species:
A. meleleoi
Binomial name
Altamuraichthys meleleoi
Taverne, 2016

Altamuraichthys is an extinct genus of ichthyodectid that lived during the Late Cretaceous epoch.

Distribution

Alamuraichthys meleleoi is known from fossils found in Italy.[1]

References

  1. ^ Taverne, Louis (2016). "Les poissons crétacés de Nardò. 39°. Altamuraichthys meleleoi gen. et sp. nov. (Teleostei, Ichthyodectiformes, Ichthyodectidae)" (PDF). Bollettino del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona. 40: 3–20.