Tharrhias
Extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish
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Tharrhias is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Aptian stage of the Early Cretaceous epoch.[1] The type species T. araripis is named after the Araripe Basin, in which it was found in sediments of the Santana Formation.
| Tharrhias Temporal range: Aptian ~ | |
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| Tharrhias araripis fossil in National Museum of Nature and Science | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gonorynchiformes |
| Genus: | †Tharrhias Jordan & Branner, 1908 |
| Type species | |
| †Tharrhias araripis Jordan & Branner, 1908 | |
Crab prezoea larvae have been found fossilised in the stomach contents of Tharrhias.[2]
