Cladocyclus

Cladocyclus (derived from the Greek κλάδος/kládos ("branch") and κύκλος/kýklos ("circle")[1]) is an extinct genus of Ichthyodectidae. It was a predatory fish of about 1.20 metres (3.9 ft) in length, found in the Albian Romualdo and Crato Formations of the Araripe Basin in northeastern Brazil.[2] A new species, Cladocyclus pankowskii, was discovered in the Cenomanian Akfabou Formation of Morocco in 2007,[3] and in the Upper Plattenkalk of Italy.[4]

Cladocyclus
Temporal range: Albian-Cenomanian
~112.6–94.3 Ma
Fossil of Cladocyclus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
†Ichthyodectiformes
Family:
†Cladocyclidae
Genus:
Cladocyclus

Agassiz, 1843
Species
  • C. gardneri Agassiz 1843
  • C. geddesi Berrell 2014
  • C. lewesiensis Agassiz 1887
  • C. occidentalis Leidy 1856
  • C. pankowskii Forey et al. 2007
  • Cladocyclus gardneri
  • Fossil in Vienna

References
  1. NOMENCLATOR ZOOLOGICUS – NOMENCLATORE ZOOLOGICO. Pisces
  2. "Cladocyclus Ichthyodectoid Cretaceous Fossil Fish". Paleo Direct Fossils & Artifacts. Archived from the original on July 9, 2009.
  3. Forey, Peter L.; Cavin, Lionel (2007). "A new species of Cladocyclus (Teleostei: Ichthyodectiformes) from the Cenomanian of Morocco" (PDF). Palaeontologia Electronica.
  4. Cladocyclus at Fossilworks.org


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