Gyronchus
Extinct genus of fishes
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Gyronchus is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish from the Jurassic. This genus is currently treated as a wastebasket taxon used for pycnodonts like Macromesodon and Turbomesodon.[1]
| Gyronchus Temporal range: Jurassic | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | †Pycnodontiformes |
| Genus: | †Gyronchus Agassiz 1839 |
| Type species | |
| Gyronchus oblongus Agassiz, 1843 | |
