Parawenzichthys
Extinct genus of fishes
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Parawenzichthys is an extinct genus of protacanthopterygian fish containing the single species Parawenzichthys minor, known from the Turonian age Atlântida Formation in the Pelotas Basin in southern Brazil.
| Parawenzichthys Temporal range: Turonian | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Argentiniformes |
| Family: | Argentinidae |
| Genus: | †Parawenzichthys de Figueiredo, Gallo, & Delarmelina 2012 |
| Type species | |
| †P. minor | |
References
Further reading
- de Figueiredo, F.J.; Gallo, V.; Delarmelina, A.F.P. (2012). "A new protacanthopterygian fish from the Upper Cretaceous (Turonian) of the Pelotas Basin, southern Brazil". Cretaceous Research. 34: 116–123. Bibcode:2012CrRes..34..116D. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2011.10.009.
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