Chondrosteidae
| Chondrosteidae Temporal range:
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| 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 | |
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The Chondrosteidae are an extinct family of chondrosteans from the Lower Jurassic of Europe. They are closely related to sturgeons and paddlefish.
Genera
- †Chondrosteus Egerton, 1858 (ex Agassiz, 1834)
- †Gyrosteus Woodward, 1889 (ex Agassiz, 1834)
- †Strongylosteus Jaekel, 1931
References
- Louis Agassiz (1833–43). Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles, Tome I. Imprimerie de Petitpierre, Neuchâtel. pp. 1–188.
- Hornung, Jahn J.; Sachs, Sven (2020). "First record of Gyrosteus mirabilis (Actinopterygii, Chondrosteidae) from the Toarcian (Lower Jurassic) of the Baltic region". PeerJ.
- 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
- Data related to Chondrosteidae at Wikidata
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Agassiz, Louis (1833–43). Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles, Tome I. Imprimerie de Petitpierre, Neuchâtel. pp. 1–188.