Caturus
Caturus is an extinct genus of fishes in the family Caturidae. Fossils of this genus range from 200 to 109 mya.
| Caturus | |
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| Fossil specimen of Caturus furcatus from Germany, Upper Jurassic | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Amiiformes |
| Family: | †Caturidae |
| Genus: | †Caturus Agassiz, 1843 |
Species
- Caturus agassizi
- Caturus chaperi
- Caturus chirotes
- Caturus dartoni
- Caturus ferox
- Caturus furcatus
- Caturus heterurus
- Caturus insignis
- Caturus latipennis
- Caturus porteri
- Caturus retrodorsalis
- Caturus stenospondylus
- Caturus stenoura
- Caturus velifer
Distribution
This genus is present in the Cretaceous of Germany, Japan, Spain, Tunisia, the United Kingdom, from the Jurassic to Cretaceous of France and the Permian of China.
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