Thrissops
Extinct genus of ray-finned fishes
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Thrissops (from Greek: θρῐ́ξ thrix, 'hair' and Greek: ὄψις ópsis 'look')[1] is an extinct genus of stem-teleost fish from the Jurassic period (Kimmeridgian to Tithonian).[2] Its fossils are known from the Solnhofen Limestone,[3] as well as the Kimmeridge Clay.
| Thrissops Temporal range: | |
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| Thrissops formosus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | †Ichthyodectiformes |
| Genus: | †Thrissops Agassiz, 1833 |
Thrissops was a fast predatory fish up to 90 centimetres (35 in) long,[4] that fed on other bony fish.[5] It had a streamlined body with a deeply cleft tail and only very small pelvic fins. Thrissops was one of the smaller members of the order Ichthyodectiformes, which also included larger representatives like Xiphactinus and Saurodon.[6]
