Macropycnodon

Extinct genus of fishes

Macropycnodon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
† Pycnodontiformes
Family:
† Pycnodontidae
Genus:
Macropycnodon

Shimada et al., 2010
Species
  • M. streckeri (Hibbard, 1939)
  • M. megafrendodon Shimada et al., 2010

Macropycnodon is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish which existed in New Mexico during the upper Cretaceous period.[1]

References

  1. ^ Kenshu Shimada, Thomas E. Williamson & Paul L. Sealey (2010). "A new gigantic pycnodont fish from the Juana Lopez Member of the Upper Cretaceous Mancos Shale of New Mexico, U.S.A.". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30 (2): 598–603. Bibcode:2010JVPal..30..598S. doi:10.1080/02724631003618298. S2CID 129687572.
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Pycnodontiformes
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Class: Actinopterygii
  • Subclass: Neopterygii
Actinopterygii
    • see Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
    • see Neopterygii
Pycnodontiformes
    • see below↓
Pycnodontiformes
Pycnodontiformes
  • Acrorhinichthys
  • Apomesodon
  • Arduafrons
  • Athrodon
  • Grimmenodon
  • Gyrodus
  • Macromesodon
  • Paramesturus
  • Piranhamesodon
  • Thurmondella
Mesturidae
Brembodontidae
Serrasalmimidae
  • Damergouia
  • Diastemapycnodus
  • Eoserrasalmimus
  • Polygyrodus
  • Serrasalmimus
Coccodontoidea
Gebrayelichthyidae
Coccodontidae
Gladiopycnodontidae
  • Ducrotayichthys
  • Gladiopycnodus
  • Hayolperichthys
  • Ichthyoceros?
  • Joinvillichthys
  • Monocerichthys
  • Pankowskichthys
  • Rostropycnodus
  • Stenoprotome
  • Tricherichthys
Pycnodontidae
Proscinetinae
Nursalliinae
Pycnodontinae
Hensodon spinosus
Taxon identifiers
Macropycnodon


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