Plethodus

Plethodus is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish.^[1][2] It is the type genus of the family Plethodidae.^[3]

Plethodus Temporal range: Cenomanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	†Tselfatiiformes
Family:	†Plethodidae
Genus:	†Plethodus Dixon, 1850
Species
P. expansus Dixon, 1850 P. oblongus Dixon, 1850 P. pentagon Woodward, 1899

Fossils are mostly known from Europe,^[4] but specimens have recently been identified from Texas.^[3]

References

1. "Plethodus". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
2. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
3. Shimada, Kenshu (2020). "An Enigmatic Snouted Bony Fish, Plethodus sp. (Actinopterygii: Tselfatiiformes), from the Upper Cretaceous Eagle Ford Group of Texas, U.S.A." Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. 123 (3–4): 429–434. doi:10.1660/062.123.0312. ISSN 0022-8443.
4. "Plethodids". oceansofkansas.com. Retrieved 2024-01-04.