Chondrosteidae

Chondrosteidae
Temporal range:
Skeleton of Strongylosteus hindenburgi
Skeletal reconstruction of Chondrosteus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Subclass: Chondrostei
Order: Chondrosteiformes
Aldinger, 1937
Family: Chondrosteidae
Egerton, 1858
Included genera

The Chondrosteidae are an extinct family of chondrosteans from the Lower Jurassic of Europe. They are closely related to sturgeons and paddlefish.

Genera

References

  1. Louis Agassiz (1833–43). Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles, Tome I. Imprimerie de Petitpierre, Neuchâtel. pp. 1–188.
  2. Hornung, Jahn J.; Sachs, Sven (2020). "First record of Gyrosteus mirabilis (Actinopterygii, Chondrosteidae) from the Toarcian (Lower Jurassic) of the Baltic region". PeerJ.
  3. Hilton, Eric J. (2009). "Redescription of Chondrosteus acipenseroides Egerton, 1858 (Acipenseriformes, Chondrosteidae) from the Lower Lias of Lyme Regis (Dorset, England), with comments on the early evolution of sturgeons and paddlefishes". ResearchGate.

Other websites

  1. L. Grande & W.E. Bemis (1996). "Interrelationships of Acipenseriformes, with comments on "Chondrostei".". In M. L. J. Stiassny; L. R. Parenti & G. D. Johnson (eds.). Interrelationships of Fishes. Academic Press, San Diego. pp. 85–115.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Agassiz, Louis (1833–43). Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles, Tome I. Imprimerie de Petitpierre, Neuchâtel. pp. 1–188.