Todiltia
Extinct genus of fishes
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Todiltia is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish. It was originally described in 1942 as a species of the genus Leptolepis. However in 1984, it was assigned its own genus name Todiltia, named after the Todilto Limestone of the Wanakah Formation where it was found.
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| Specimen with preserved gut content | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Genus: | †Todiltia Schaeffer & Patterson, 1984 |
| Type species | |
| Todiltia schoewei Dunkle, 1942 | |
Fossils have been found in Colorado and New Mexico within strata dated to the lower Callovian Stage of the Middle Jurassic. Numerous specimens from various growth stages have been discovered, with the largest (NMNH 17899) measuring 124 mm.
See also
References
Dunkle, David H. 1942. A new fossil fish of the family Leptolepidae. Scientific Publications of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, volume 8, no. 5, pp. 61-64.
Schaeffer, Bobb; Patterson, Colin 1984. Jurassic Fishes from the Western United States, with Comments on Jurassic Fish Distribution. American Museum Novitates, no. 2796, pp. 1-86.
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