Allothrissops

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Allothrissops

Allothrissops is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish belonging to the Ichthyodectiformes.

Description

Allothrissops has an elongated body, a deeply forked tail with a lower lobe slightly longer than the upper one, a short skull and short jaws.

Fossils

• Allothrissops mesogaster
  Allothrissops mesogaster
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• Specimen at Natural History Museum, Gothenburg
  Specimen at Natural History Museum, Gothenburg
• Allothrissops salmoneus
  Allothrissops salmoneus
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Species

• Allothrissops mesogaster Agassiz, 1834
• Allothrissops salmoneus de Blainville, 1818 (type)
• Allothrissops regleyi Thiollière, 1854

References

1. "Fossilworks: Allothrissops" Archived 2021-12-12 at the Wayback Machine. fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.