Bungartius

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Bungartius

Extinct genus of placoderm fish

Bungartius is an extinct genus of armoured, jawed fishes from the Late Devonian period of Ohio.[1][2] Bungartius is thought to have been durophagous.[3]

Quick Facts Bungartius Temporal range: Late Devonian, Scientific classification ...

Phylogeny

In a 2017 phylogenetic analysis, Bungartius was placed as an intermediate between Tafilalichthys and Titanichthys.[4]

Rhachiosteus pterygiatus

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Dunkle, D.H. (1947-05-01). "A new genus and species of arthrodiran fish from the Upper Devonian Cleveland Shale". Scientific Publications of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. 8: 103–117 – via Internet Archive.
  2. [2]
    Denison, Robert Howland (1975-03-28). "Evolution and classification of placodermi fishes". Breviora. 432: 1–24.
  3. [3]
    Coatham, Samuel J.; Vinther, Jakob; Rayfield, Emily J.; Klug, Christian. "Was the Devonian placoderm Titanichthys a suspension feeder?". Royal Society Open Science. 7 (5): 200272. doi:10.1098/rsos.200272. PMC 7277245. PMID 32537223.
  4. [4]
    Boyle, James; Ryan, Michael J. (March 2017). "New information on Titanichthys (Placodermi, Arthrodira) from the Cleveland Shale (Upper Devonian) of Ohio, USA". Journal of Paleontology. 91 (2): 318–336. doi:10.1017/jpa.2016.136. ISSN 0022-3360.


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