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Extinct genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rhinconichthys is an extinct genus of bony fish which existed during the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous.[2]
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Genus: | †Rhinconichthys Friedman et al., 2010 |
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†R. taylori Friedman et al., 2010 |
Along with its close cousins the great-white-shark-sized or larger Bonnerichthys and the immense Leedsichthys, Rhinconichthys forms a line of giant filter-feeding bony pachycormid fish that swam the Jurassic and Cretaceous seas for over 100 million years.
Rhinconichthys was a medium-sized fish. R.uyenoi grew to around 3.4–4.5 metres (11–15 ft) long, while R.purgatoriensis was much smaller, around 2–2.7 metres (6.6–8.9 ft) long.[1]
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