Megalichthys

Megalichthys is a genus of prehistoric lobe-finned fish which lived during the Devonian and Carboniferous periods.^[1] It is the type genus of the family Megalichthyidae. The type species is M. hibberti.^[2] The species M. mullisoni, named for fossil preparator C Frederick Mullison, is known from the Catskill Formation of Pennsylvania.^[3]

Megalichthys Temporal range: 365.0–298.9 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Devonian - Carboniferous[1]
Restoration of M. hibberti
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Sarcopterygii
Clade:	Tetrapodomorpha
Clade:	†Megalichthyiformes
Family:	†Megalichthyidae
Genus:	†Megalichthys Agassiz, 1839
Type species
Megalichthys hibberti Agassiz, 1839
Species
M. hibberti Agassiz, 1839 M. pygmaeus Traquair, 1879 M. laticeps Traquair, 1884 M. syndentolaminaris Borgen and Nakrem, 2016 M. mullisoni Downs and Daeschler, 2020

References

• Paleontology portal

1. "Megalichthys". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
2. Wellburn, E. D. (1900). "On the Genus Megalichthys, Agassiz: Its History, Systematic Position, and Structure". Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society. 14 (1): 52–71. Bibcode:1900PYGS...14...52W. doi:10.1144/pygs.14.1.52.
3. Jason P. Downs; Edward B. Daeschler (2020). "A new species of Megalichthys (Sarcopterygii, Megalichthyidae) from the Upper Devonian (Famennian) of Pennsylvania, U.S.A., and a report on the cosmine-covered osteolepiform fossils of the Catskill Formation". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 40 (2): e1774771. Bibcode:2020JVPal..40E4771D. doi:10.1080/02724634.2020.1774771. S2CID 222210660.