Caturus
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Caturus (from Greek: κατω kato, 'down' and Greek: οὐρά ourá 'tail')[1][2] is an extinct genus of predatory marine fishes in the family Caturidae in the order Amiiformes, related to modern bowfin. It has been suggested that the genus is non-monophyletic with respect to other caturid genera.[3]
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Fossil specimen of C. furcatus from Germany, Upper Jurassic | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Clade: | Halecomorphi |
Order: | Amiiformes |
Family: | †Caturidae |
Genus: | †Caturus Agassiz, 1843 |
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†Pachycormus furcatus Agassiz, 1833 | |
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Fossils of this genus range from 200 to 140 mya (Early Jurassic to Early Cretaceous).[4][5]